I would like to take this opportunity to thank President Obama and our elected and appointed leaders for their most generous $2.50 a month increase that will be added to next year’s Social Security checks, which by the way will be negated by the proposed increases to Medicare. I imagine most seniors are right now contemplating this windfall and wondering what to do with an additional $30 per year.

It is curious however that our illustrious leaders seem to find more and more of we the people’s tax dollars to hand out to illegal aliens, refugees, continually increasing entitlements, wasteful government programs, and continued bonuses for do-nothing civil servants, and other pet projects they continue to embrace that empower the less fortunate.

We now work until May 21 to pay our fair share (in taxes) so others may prosper. When are we going to start taking care of our own and forcing all Americans to pay into a system that is most generous to those who are truly in need, and start weeding out the deadbeats and abusers?

And people wonder why Donald Trump is resonating? 

Robert L. Siegel

Ledyard