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The central question is whether Medicare and Medicaid should remain entitlement programs guaranteeing a certain amount of care, as Democrats believe, or become defined contribution programs in which federal spending is capped, as Republicans suggest.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Amount Become Believe Care Central Certain Contribution Defined Democrats Entitlement Federal Medicaid Medicare Programs Question Remain Republicans Should Spending Suggest Whether Which

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I'll let Democrats defend spending our grandchildren broke on entitlements.

~Christopher Buckley

Topics: Broke Defend Democrats Entitlement Grandchildren Our Spending

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I do think that there is both a very powerful sense of entitlement and a kind of bubble of wealth which makes it hard for the people at the very top to understand the travails of the middle class.

~Chrystia Freeland

Topics: Both Bubble Class Entitlement For The People Hard Kind Makes Middle Middle Class People Powerful Sense Think Top Understand Very Wealth Which

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There are three legs of the stool; spending, entitlements and making the tax code fair and equitable. That's the three legs of the stool. If we do all of those in a responsible, bipartisan way, I think the American people would all be very, very happy.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: American American People Bipartisan Code Entitlement Equitable Fair Happy Legs Making People Responsible Spending Stool Tax Tax Code Think Those Three Very Way Would I Think

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Succeeding makes us feel good. But beating someone else makes us feel really good. Comparing ourselves to others and coming out on top creates a sense of entitlement. And when we feel entitled, we cheat more because, of course, the rules don't apply to awesome people like us.

~Dan Pink

Topics: Apply Awesome Beating Because Cheat Coming Comparing Course Creates Else Entitled Entitlement Feel Feel Good Good Like Makes More Others Ourselves Out People Really Rules Sense Someone Succeeding Top Us

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Too many people on the Left think that, when you move a chunk of money away from people for entitlements, that the money magically reappears and that discretionary spending will be unaffected.

~Dana Loesch

Topics: Away Chunk Entitlement Left Many Money Move People Spending Think Too Too Many People Unaffected Will You

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I'd hate to paint with a broad brush, but many Democrats don't feel that we have a crisis in entitlements, and Republicans do.

~Dave Camp

Topics: Broad Brush Crisis Democrats Entitlement Feel Hate Many Paint Republicans

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Not too many years ago, both parties acknowledged that our entitlement commitments were a sword hanging over our heads. But when President George W. Bush tried to begin discussions on Social Security reform, Democrats ridiculed and demonized him and told seniors he was after their nest eggs.

~David Limbaugh

Topics: Acknowledged After Begin Both Both Parties Bush Commitments Democrats Discussions Eggs Entitlement George George W George W. Bush Hanging He Heads Him Many Nest Our Over Parties President President George W. Bush Reform Ridiculed Security Seniors Social Social Security Sword Too Tried Were Years Years Ago

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Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney can, contrary to conventional wisdom, make it a winning issue and lay the foundation for a reform mandate when he wins.

~David Limbaugh

Topics: Analyst Choosing Contrary Conventional Conventional Wisdom Correct Election Entitlement Foundation He His Issue Lay Make Mandate Mate May Mitt Mitt Romney Paul Paul Ryan Presidential Presidential Election Primarily Reform Romney Running Turn Winning Wins Wisdom Ryan

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Congress needs strong parties, but it also needs the capacity to deal with budget and entitlement challenges that are likely beyond the reach of pure partisan exertion.

~David Price

Topics: Also Beyond Budget Capacity Challenges Congress Deal Entitlement Exertion Likely Needs Parties Partisan Pure Reach Strong

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