Oh Smithers, by all means we the ones who choose to seek gainful employment on a daily basis should by every stretch of the imaginations foot the bill for every resident legal and illegal within the confines of our borders who choose not to be contributing members of society as a whole. Put down the crack pipe! I believe in the pay to play system. As a veteran of the US military I have entitlement to certain benefits that I earned as a result of the years of service I choose to give to my country of birth and it's national defense so you could sleep safely in your bed each and every night (no thanks is necessary, simply save it for my brothers in arm who were not as fortunate as me to return to the land of our birth either alive or in one piece). This I consider as paying your dues to obtain this benefit and as a legal worker in this country for over almost 40 years now, I have paid into an association known as the Social Security Administration, a pension fund I hope is still around in the next decade when I achieve the age required to start withdrawing from it. I have also contributed to both an IRA and 401K while seeing that my children had the opportunity to go to college to better their lives verses being welfare recipients.

I myself became unemployed twice since January of this year (JJ I cannot sincerely thank you enough and will tell you this face to face if our paths ever cross again) and have been able to find gainful employment both times that offers me insurance benefits. So why should I and the rest of the working class of the United States of America be burdened with the responsibility of footing the bill for every lazy fluck that just wants to set on their a$$,  collect welfare and not contribute to society as a whole. This idea is as ludicrous as the thought of giving drivers to every illegal so they can legally drive a car while they are in our country before being caught and deported by INS. If you have such a strong desire to help out the deadbeats of the world I suggest you donate everything you own, dress in sack cloth and enter a life of poverty yourself. There are enough government programs in place currently to help the truly needy (not the lazy flucks) in this country through current programs and organizations supported by both my tax dollars as well as every other hard working Americans. I too took advantage of the unemployment insurance benefits (a benefit I paid into while employed) when I was out of work and was grateful it was available but got off the governmental teat as expeditiously as possible because I believe if you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. I would be willing to guess you are against “In God We Trust” and the second amendment of the US Constitution too.

Being both an American citizen with a military background, I most definitely support the office of the President of the United States however that doesn’t require me to agree and condone the decisions of the person who holds the office during any given term (which thankfully is only 4 years and limited to no more than 2 terms). I wonder how the presidential election outcome would have resulted if it were held today knowing what we know now about the current administration and it’s foolishness verses the pipe dream of millions of Americans last year. I hope you are enjoying the change but personally I would just as soon keep mine.