European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers sorry dear you missed the pineapple Boal when you responded to on the she said she wanted to gel Oil welfare but the system rewards people who want to stay on end penal izes those who want to be self sufficient. My parents could t afford to Send me to College either Bur 1was determined to go. The sum. Amer after i graduated of Enrri High in school i clerked in a hardware store during the Day and was a car hop at night. After my freshman year worked in a sewing factory until 4 . And wailed tables until Midnight. When i went Back to College in the fall i washed dishes in the school cafeteria and Wasa cocktail waitress three nights a week. I ran Short of Money. I took a semester off and worked two jobs to make enough to pay my tuition for the next term. Attached arc the want ads from the Dallas morning news. 1 counted 2j3 jobs hat pay a minimum of $4 an hour and require no experience. Please Send it to Dole. Sign me. Wii brethers s a Willd Larwill Vit been bombarded Wilh null from a Ders who have Lent 1 la say on the subject. Rend on Rooklyn . Dole a ctr no sympathy from me. I have been there and bad. Slit referred to herself As a Well i was a triple statistic a woman Black and a single Parent. But 1 refused to let the system keep me from achieving my goal. 1 decided that any Job is bet Ter than none. I m"29 now and making $29,000 a year the future looks Insy. Because i was. Determined to make it without help from the government and by Golly i did it no City. No slate. " ,. 1, too wanted to break inc Cycle of poverty for my self and my child and i knew education was my ticket to a better life. My social worker gave me a list of welfare approved Short term training for jobs As Home health aide or child care worker i soon figured out that 1 was belter off staying at Home caring for Myown child. The system really puts the dead hand on a person who wants an education and � better life. I figured out a Way to beat the system Ann but that another letter. Norfolk a j. For five years 1 was a welfare caseworker for the stat of Michigan City of Detroit every Day 1 had to turn away people who desperately needed help because they did t fit the description of needy As dictated by the lawmakers. Let me Lell you Ann those lawmakers Are so far removed from the mainstream of life that they Haven idea what is going on the seen husband and wife split up so she could qualify for medical benefits for their children. I be seen Young men lose their jobs and commit suicide because they could no longer provide for their families. I be seen mothers keep i her children Home from school because they weren t eligible to receive bus tickets rather than allow their children to walk the Mil and half through rough neighbourhoods where they might be raped robbed or shot. It s unreal. Mississippi. A speaking of welfare i wonder if the higher ups inthe welfare system know How their employees treat us Tome in for our Cheeks. Like do that show. Being poor is bad enough without being insulted Memphis if president Bush Al y wants a Kinder arid gentle nation he can do something about the welfare program in this country. It was designed to be a support system not a Way of life. This country is now seeing third generation welfare recipients and it s a damned disgrace Vhal about a coms they gel their fair share of complaints too. Hey Down Here we squeeze soda cans the same Way we do fruit after All at least one in every sin. Pack is Fla bit who wish All you comp Incis would just pack up and go Back to the Stales because that s obviously where you want to be. Sure 1 miss the slates too but my life is not governed by the net that i can l find the latest 501 Jean sin my size or that there s no Caramel Corn at the commis sary. I make do adjust because 1 live wherever i m at and love what i m doing. There arc Many things Avail Able to me Here in Crete that Are not available stateside. Of my cod this sounds like a complaint letter shame on me forgive me Simbach i guess you touched a nerve name withheld Ira klan Crete excuse me for being another whiner or. Name with held. I find it rather strange that one like yourself com Plains about everyone else complaining Ana allows your self exemption to being called a comply Amer. Confused i be always thought and i could be wrong that free Dom of speech was an american right however you say specific articles should t be printed. It s not just military problems such As cafes and soldiers rights which we know Are of no importance Correct or name withheld As i quote use your Chain of command thai solution Speaks for itself. 1 tone wishes to solve a problem he or she should be allowed to do so without being ridiculed. The stars and stripes letters Section allows opinions and answers to questions to be heard so the solution will hot be contained to one certain person but Many. Call me a bleeding heart Liberal in your own words a Winner. As an american i too have the inalienable right to say or write anything i wish and will continue doing so until the world is problem free. Save the whales and free South Africa or. Name withheld. Spec . Kit risen West Germany ". Uso lounge Rule irks longtime supporter i would like to share with military retirees and future retirees an incident that happened to nit at Juk Airport in Newyork. v my Light was delayed for six hours. The Airport was very crowded so my wife and i decided to sit in the Uso lounge until our flight departed. Upon entering the lounge we were asked by the attendant for our id cords. We showed her our retired id cards and were told retirees Are not authorized Louse the Uso facilities. Upon our return to Germany i telephoned the Uso in Stuttgart and the Uso in Frankfurt neither Uso could give me an answer so i Wratic the Uso Headquarters in Washington . And i received la following reply thank you for your letter of Jan. 13. 1989. We regret that you were inconvenienced during your re centrist to the Juk Airport us Uso Airport centers Art among the Many facilities that Uso operate to assure Active duty incl nary clientele that the american civilian Community supports them As they trawl around the Nair old. ,. And appreciates them for their dedication to All of us. Llera Tise Uso is a civilian organization which receives no direct government support Otto operating funds Are very limited. The major Souter of our Fitt Tif ing Are the United Way. The Csc anti corporate and in Lii dual donations Mease note trial our funds a Tonali d specifically to support Uso s services to a pen pals Tive duty military Anil their Fatui ties. The the cation a Typ find smites in All segments of the military Community is based on be that factors including local resources ant participation. For exam ple Many Ifni Rusos ill Large cities restrict Clit ii usage la to Foxe on act ird duty fair alow further sex Pansom would result in severe Lippl Chinn Yurk because of. Ill Luni Santif of actin1-duty personnel who transit their Airport the a ni1 Yirk Council has determined that it must limit Access to at lev i it and their families to life Are local decisions made by fatal Uso councils. Mrs Whipkey,.w sincerely Hope that in � under stand our position and that we if ill hate Vair continued support anal loyalty. 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