opinion

Letter: Obama’s gains being erased by Trump

It’s only February, but the worries still continue daily. Following the worst year of natural disasters, there is much more with the next step in our government’s agenda. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., can’t wait to get his hands on Medicare and Social Security cuts. Since South Dakota is primarily a GOP state, such cuts would be most hurtful. Those of us who’ve paid into both programs our entire adult lives, only to have them pull it out of our hands, find it’s wrong to those of us who depend on it for our retirement. They took from those programs before to stop a shutdown, but now they want us, those who’ve filled those coffers all these years, to either go back to work, or seek help from family. That isn’t how it works.

Those programs were created so we could have funds for our senior years. Not to rob Peter to pay Paul. I really want to know and believe I have a right to know who’s paying for this military parade President Donald Trump wants so badly, although the military and veterans aren't getting what they need.

There are numerous agencies that help disabled veterans and are funded more by donation than government support. This same bunch blames everything wrong in the country on former President Barack Obama, yet everything he fought to put into place has been chipped away to erase his presidency. There will be major changes made during the midterm elections. Probably not in South Dakota, but around the country. It would be more helpful if we could get rid of the electoral college, but make term limits. Voters really should research the net worth of their elected officials before they were elected and now. This includes those from South Dakota.