European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 14,1988 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers dear Ann Landers the idler about repairmen who come la the House got to me like few letters have. May t speak my piece i am a Navy wife. We do not own our own Home. We rent and the landlord ii responsible for re pairs. My husband is very Handy and does t mind filing things bul it seems As if Itic Day be leave everything Falls apart when 1 Call the landlord about repair join the Man ads As if t am bothering him. A Tew weeks ago the refrigerator quil. I had about s 100 Worth of meat in the Freezer and was frantic thai in would spoil. 1 called the landlord and told him it was an emergency. He sent a repairman who showed up after dark. The cult question out of the repairman1 Mouth was. Ii your husband Home when i told him that my husband Wai in the Navy the big ape said you Mutt be lonely. How would you like to go into the bedroom. It just bums me up that while my husband is out there risking his life for his country Jerk like this try to gel it on with his gift. 1 Hope you will print my letter Ai a favor to All the wives of servicemen. And if you have any suggestions on How to avoid these sleaze bags i d like to hear them. Virginia Beach Alwn Jim in expecting a a Palma nuke lure that Yon in Roll 1 dressed when he arrives. Be cordial but Debita alike. If he a Mats any improper up Jim Lons or Buthi h inappropriately ask him to leave Ana notify his Superior immediately. No Troun should have la put up with la garbage you described. Dear Ann Landers i m Suie you wonder if anybody Ever Fallows your advice and Whin happens when they do. I want to Tell you How one letter you printed several months ago changed my life. My 23-year-old son was driving me crazy. I came within an Inch of throwing him out of the House t always changed my mind at the last minute because i was afraid he would get mixed up with criminal types and end up in jail or dead. I knew he was smoking not and drinking too much. He ran around until All hours or stayed in his room and watched to All n Ighel. He could t hold a Job More than two weeks and looked like a bum. I talked to him until i was Blue in the face. I pleaded prayed threatened promised Grove led yelled and went. Nothing worked. I was desperate. Then t read Whai you said to a Mother who had a similar problem and decided to Lake he advice since i had nothing to lose. From that Day on i vowed to do a Complete about face. I quil lecturing and pleading with him to shape up. I did t utter one disparaging word nor did i Cut Icik him. Although there was plenty i could have said. I told him i wanted to be his Friend and that he could Tell me anything without being afraid that i would judge him or pull him Down. He began to confide in me within a few Days and his hostility disappeared. He has gotten a haircut cleaned him Adf up mid is seriously looking fora Job. I no now confident that he will be a productive useful human being. A few months ago i would have thought this was impossible so thank you Ann Landers Worllie Miracle a grateful mom in . Dew mom what in upper mow Rood of Yog to let me know. Again you have Prou n shul children will Lite up or Down to our expectations. Children who Are repeatedly Tom thai they Are no Good Are doomed to fulfil the prophecy.   to s 1988 Federal budget called a disgrace a new Federal budget for 198b has now become Law. It is one of the most disgraceful pieces of legislation to Ever come out of Congress. Wielding the budget a. Congress hat chosen to at tack the Mott defens Tecsi of americans the children the elderly the ill and the homeless. This is hardly the act of a government body with integrity. In is the act of Telf Servon cowards and bullies who gave themselves to pay raises this year and attempted a third. Why is it that in difficult times when Belt tightening is necessary it is always the smallest Belli that arc tightened tint Are the Kennedy Dupont morgans and Rockefeller tightening their belts Are the corporate lords of ism try and at to lightening their Belli How much if children must go without medical care their Belt Are no tight enough. If the government of the richest country in the world needs Money Why not get it from those who possess the riches instead of those who struggle to survive. You have pointed your Finger or president at nations throughout he world and cried human rights violation whal about hungry homeless old and ill americans Are americans not human apparently you and Congress do not consider them All to be so. Don Dawell Heidelberg i agree with the recent writer who commented about the pay raise uncertainly. The Pentagon and Capitol Hill will continue to deceive service members their families and civilians unfortunately our government has to make such a major decision As whether to give us a 3 percent pay raise. As everyone knows that huge j percent pay raise has been decreased to 2 percent. That is a real disadvantage because unfortunately that Small raise will be deducted in taxes and will never be seen on our pay checks. So what is the big fuss All about 1 find it very mysterious that although we Are Tup posed to have such a terrible Federal Delict somehow they whoever they arc seem to always find a Way to increase their salaries. That is quite amazing in t it t am stationed in Germany. Because of the falling Dollar living in Germany is quite unpleasant. I feel As though our government in t trying very hard to obtain a steady Dollar rate for  overseas. The number speak for themselves. The Dollar is continuing to decrease and we  will continue to have a difficult time making ends meet. So this is Why i Don l understand Why there should even be any hesitation from our government about any Type of pay raise. I Hope that mailers will gel belter but from the Way things Are looking now what reason will give me Hope spec. 4 Kimberly a. Campbell Plum Lens Germany pen pals Ptolmy ill no it your pen till Leahj Feln. I Ink 20 pm k old or hip Bill him hurts. 1/lybimg, lulling ind raiding. 1 pm English Flench find fit uni of oui thu alow alg Man air a  Limilo Ftp school my i Tro carrying on Lor to nth of two Yin to a my a tiler cd i a land to Jen air for m y Tobt to Hll Irwig to mul4. Leading writing if it no and Molt Portl. Miatt.  in irfasvfn.apoibk1.il 5, prom my a m Toui pin pal eos Trixi i itt 22 Tiari 040 i hol Wii . Anuw. Pologi thy ind Gai dining. T i. W Why do our political leaders insist on playing the Shell game with our nation s finances a 4 percent a 3 percent not a 2 percent pay raise for our country s defenders Icah a 2 percent raise. That will work for fiscal year 1988 so what if our fiscal year began in october. I still Haven t figured out thai Man Euver in septem Ber when we pushed that month s pay period into october to cover last fiscal year s deficit. I be got the solution make june our fiscal year for 89. That Way by the Lime they figure out 1988, it will be Over. Really let s gel serious for a moment. A 2 percent raise for me is about s25 a month More to my income just above poverty level. For a congressman with a Mere $70,000-a-Ycar annual come in is a h29-,v month raise at 2 percent. Where is Justice first of All. 1 Don t think our government realize How much the decline of the Dollar is strangling the Throat of american citizens Over Here in Europe and other parts of the world when duty Calls us. They Kave kind of left us outside in the cold. A 2 percent raise is a Small Consolation. I think the american Scricc member deserves a Little More respect at least. I Don l think people realize the sacrifices Many  make daily even serving in a peacetime armed forces. When was the last Lime or. Congressman Sal in Remote places of the world without family Friend or loved ones singing silent night to himself How Many birthdays anniversaries Chrisinte secs. And months has he spent alone did he have to miss the birth of his first Burn child Only to meet him or her sit months later because duty comes first can he relate to sitting on a Mountaintop in Korea for example for a month cursing the Snow. How financially devastating to a senator is in to make three permanent change of Lalion moves in four years has he had to come Home and Lell the wife to Pui the House up for Sale because he s going overseas again within 12 months of his last tour when he had hoped to let just a Little bit of grass grow beneath his feet his time no Luck. After Reading about the can report on the fact that military pay and benefits arc equivalent to civilian. I had to look again to make sure i was t Reading the comic Section. Those benefits arc disappearing quickly. Dental for the army is almost gone medical leaves a lot to be desired. Even education recently look a big Cul. All that i ask is that while our politicians shuffle the deck they give some consideration to supporting the armed forces. Don l forget All of us  on the Edge of our seats waiting to Sec How the cards will fall. As far As this Soldier is concerned i plan to proudly serve my country As Long As t can without dropping below the poverty level. Stul sgt Mike Duguid Kirl Roht Germany where Are the Mutual financially speaking bring Back the sunday Mutual fund listing or 1 will cancel my subscription. It let. 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