Entitled

What does "entitled" mean to you?
Is that what it really means?
To me, I have interpreted it as "I am entitled to this" means "I want this because I deserve it."
And, to me, that is different from simply "I want this."
What are the thoughts of our community?

Two views:

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/entitle
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitled

Regards

PK

or the other conservative definition that they are entitled to lower taxes, large tax breaks, etc.
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Do you mean the dictionary definition or the current [ab]use of the word by conservatives in the US to deride anyone receiving a salary or benefit from the government?

We are Entitled to our Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness, along with The Other Unalienable Rights, and Not have them Reduced, Curtailed or Removed by those recieving Entitlements.

I am Null and Void and A Darwin Barnacle.

We are Entitled to our Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness, along with The Other Unalienable Rights, and Not have them Reduced, Curtailed or Removed by those recieving Entitlements.

I am Null and Void and A Darwin Barnacle.

Enough entitlements....

EW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, saying he doesn't want to be "coddled" by Congress, says that wealthier Americans should pay higher taxes, and that higher taxes do not dampen job growth.
Buffett, chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, Fortune 500), wrote in an op-ed piece published Monday in The New York Times that taxes should be raised on Americans who make at least $1 million per year.
"While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks," wrote Buffett, who has mentioned in past interviews that the rich should pay higher taxes.
The philanthropist said that his 2010 federal tax bill, including income and payroll taxes, was $6,938,744.
"That sounds like a lot of money," wrote the Omaha, Neb.-based billionaire. "But what I paid was only 17.4% of my taxable income - and that's actually a lower percentage than was paid by any of the other 20 people in our office."
He added that some investment managers were taxed only 15% on billions of dollars in income. He compared that to the middle class, with its income tax bracket of up to 25%.
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Janice

$6,938,744

The amount above is about what 10,000 Middle Class Americans pay in total, in a year. Play with percentages all one wants.

He paid His Fair Share. OVERPAID actually.

W.B should Shut Up.

I am Null and Void and a Darwin Barnacle.

Null --

He probably votes, and was simply expressing his opinion.

Based on what you've previously posted -- you really have limited standing to suggest he shut up. <smile>.

W.B should Shut Up.

I am Null and Void and a Darwin Barnacle.

Based on what you've previously posted -- you really have limited standing to suggest he shut up. <smile>.

Ouch.

Still. Mr. AZ, I don't think I would admit to The World, reading anything I have 'previously' said. You can recoup by Not Reading Anything I Post In The Future. <smiling>

Reading An Idiot's(Null-Void-Barnacle guy) Ramblings is injurious to Physical and Mental Health.

Anyways. Back to The Potus.

Is He really on a Bus Tour? Will they have a Throw Someone Under The Bus Contest at Every Stop? That would be fun.

Is The Bus Eco-Friendly? There are many Alternative Energy Powered Buses now.

I am Null and Void and a Darwin Barnacle

$6,938,744

The amount above is about what 10,000 Middle Class Americans pay in total, in a year. Play with percentages all one wants.

He paid His Fair Share. OVERPAID actually.

W.B should Shut Up.

I am Null and Void and a Darwin Barnacle.

Ah -- well I admit to reading at least some of what you've posted, but if you are not admitting reading what you've posted, I can see the sense of that <giggle>.

Still. Mr. AZ, I don't think I would admit to The World, reading anything I have 'previously' said. You can recoup by Not Reading Anything I Post In The Future. <smiling>

Entitled means 1 of 2 things.

Legally - You are entitled to certain tax allowances.
Morally - You should be entitled to respect from younger people.

The first is enforceable, the second isn't.

"That sounds like a lot of money," wrote the Omaha, Neb.-based billionaire. "But what I paid was only 17.4% of my taxable income - and that's actually a lower percentage than was paid by any of the other 20 people in our office."

Interesting as the AMT tax rate is 28%. He must have some big AMT eligible deductions and there are far fewer things which are deductible under AMT rules.

I do not think I have heard of Warren Buffets positions as being talking points before. Fascinating.

But obviously many feel entitled to subject the masses of working population, and the rapidly vanishing middle class to subsistant wages so that a few may live excessively well.


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Janice