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By definition, it's an entitlement.
The FICA that comes out of your paycheck all those years is just a tax, just like the other federal withholding. The money goes into the general fund, not some "trust fund". And the government gives you a stipend that has no real correlation with what you have paid in.

And yes, I'm counting on it to be there as an important secondary income source in about 8 years.
Sure hope it's there, but I don't have all my eggs in that basket. I sure feel for those that do.