Stop using the word "entitlements" when referring to Social Security and Medicare.

The people request that the White House stop using the term "entitlements" to refer to Social Security and Medicare. The White House recognizes that Social Security has nothing at all to do with the budget deficit, that it is paid for exclusively through payroll taxes from workers, and that the simplest permanent solution to covering costs in the future is to "scrap the cap" on income subject to tax
The White House further recognizes that cutting Medicare benefits to "save" money is a shortsighted exercise in "blaming the victim." The budget issues are not caused by people using the program, but result from failure to control the underlying cost of health care.
The White House recognizes that "earned benefits" is the appropriate term to describe Social Security and Medicare.