European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 20, 1990 letters the stars and stripes a writer offers solution to deficit problems sin s Aua it no a a it la . I. Pago 11 Ann Landers since Eye Iyone else is taking a crack at it i too feel that patriotism if not fear of american economic chaos should cause each of us to re examine our need to invest in programs i Call "u.s. Congressional Peris troika a the final act to economic self sufficiency and the saving of our purple mountains majesty across the two cents ,number one a simply stated each of us donates to u a i excesses is or her income and spend Thrift tendencies we Harbor in our flamboyant bosoms. Dig deep Brothers and Sisters and we will win this War against the ravages of this lethal affliction of the Devil. Our country will once again Rise from the ashes of the destructive economic plague. Sorry Jimmy the Buck fifty a week i give you for allowance is history and no More desserts at the school cafeteria. Polly my wife a the 28 Bucks a month i give you for scrubbing floors at our family store Are better invested in the educational programs Congress is contemplating for doing away with illiteracy in our lifetime. Just think of it the Price of the new hat you picked out for easter will strike a blow against use in the big City streets allowing .46 More aids free Needles to be Given away at the City Park. And the Money i divert to the irs by saving Gas when i walk to the orphans picnic will bring tears of Joy to the tobacco Farmer in Virginia who relies heavily on the annual subsidy from the government without which he cannot attend the tobacco growers convention in Las vegas. We must say Quot not to spending so that our congressmen who Are much better trained to do so can spend their Way into every social program their imaginations can dream of and Quot do it to us beyond our wildest imaginations. Number two a there is another Angle. Raise taxes and Cut spending to dissolve the $160 billion budget deficit we now have. Although this will probably ignite inflation pushing the poor further into the poor House reduce growth of Industry wiping out jobs and income whose revenues we rely on to tax and cause a recession it will add color to the Cheeks of Michael Dukakis. His authorship of similar programs has caused the Massachusetts Economy to go belly up and his Good old boy rating to plummet to 17 percent in his grateful state. His Bond rating is now the lowest of any of the 50 states. But As Lenin once stated Quot nobody said my social programs were  number three a there is another Way out. Just lock the Economy into a Zero increase in tax rate read his lip Sand freeze government spending to exactly what we Are spending this year. No let me be even More benevolent. Allow spending to increase at exactly the same rate of inflation. ?1�4 wil1 this do wel1 since the depression of 1929, the average growth of our Economy each year has varied Between 2.7 and 3.2 percent. There is absolutely no reason to expect anything different. Since the government gets its revenues from taxing we Are in effect raising taxes each year by taxing the additional growth in the Economy. This is True. But How much will that yield Well if we did As i suggest . Done to raise the tax rate done to increase congressional its not presidential spending More than the rate of inflation within four years instead of having a $160 billion budget deficit we will have a budget surplus of $4 billion to $45 billion a it depending on whether the Gnu growth increases 2.7 percent or 3.2 percent. That s night budget surplus. And the surplus would grow to Between $250 billion and $350 billion in 10 years. Its enough to bring impulses of euphoric excitement to the inbred spending frenzy our Congress has a propensity for. All 535 of them should be Glassy eyed at the prospects of so much extra Money to blow at the National government level. I would like to make one other Point. Just what is it that we expect to get for spending More big Golem ment Money have you Ever heard of a social program that Uncle Sam invested in that worked we All laugh when someone says Quot in a from the government and in a Here to help  and yet we hear it drummed into our Heads by the news Media who support the larger part of our Congress until we believe them there Are great ideas generated in our country each Day. One of them is to not throw More Money at social problems to solve them. It May bring a temporary catharsis for our conscience leading us to believe that we have made a positive contribution with All that Money but it rarely does anything but make government grow. It is interesting to note that the state of new Hampshire has the lowest dollars per student contribution of any state in the Union. Take a wild guess at which state has the highest sat scores of All the 50. . Quot skip Steele Grafe Wohr West Germany a Reader urges ban on Ivory exotic furs the recent picture caption Quot hot Ivory a detailed the burning of $100 million in confiscated Ivory and lion skins that was supposed to discourage trafficking. A Twuwa it i Thlik. To thu Guclu ments go and destroy them they Are helping to increase the value and Price of these items. The poachers will continue because they can now demand higher payments for their  the amount that the Taiwan government destroyed is probably less than 10 percent of what was shipped into the country. The poachers Are better organized than some of thettes and ipes european edition col. Oink e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col. Suzanne l Phillips. Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane s. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager thl newspaper la an authorized unofficial publication for member of tha military car Vlcan Ovara aaa. Constanta of tha Star a and Stripe Art not Nawaa Aarlie tha official Slawa of or Ando Raad by tha . Love meant tha a apartment of Dafana or tha . European command. Tha Appa Aranca of Advar Olaing in Thea publication. Including Inarta or supplement a Doaa not Conati Tuta Andora Amant by tha a apartment of defense or tha Star and strip a of tha products or car Vlcan advert sad. Everything advertised in this publication he be Mada available for Purchase Una or patronage without regard to race color religion aex National origin age. 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Apo 09154 Tala Phona ets 420-7179 or civilian 0711 -542571. Wurzburg Germany John Millar room 110. Of Invar building Apo 09038 Tala Phona ets 350-4704 or civilian 0931-71569 / -1. Dear Ann Landers i have a problem that is ruining my life. I hesitate to Tell anyone about it because i feel so foolish. Yet i know i cannot keep it to myself any longer or i will go crazy. I have this terrible need to do everything at least three times. If i done to feel satisfied i must do it six times or nine times. The number is escalating and i fear that i will soon be spending hours every Day repeating Ordinary tasks such As closing doors turning a Light on or off tying my shoe laces Etc. When i Cook i count the number of times i stir the soup Arroix the cake Batter. At night i must touch Severa objects in the bedroom three times or i am unable to fal asleep. In the morning i must put both feet out of the bed and onto the floor at once. If i done to do it perfectly i must repeat it three six or nine times. Can you Tell me what to do about this strange compulsion a a Canadian Reader dear Canadian Issue of the Harvard medical school health letter explored this problem in detail. Or Michael Jenlike associate professor of psych la try explained that some individuals lose several hours out of the Day because they Are compelled to repeat simple tasks without realizing that it is an illness. This problem is easy to diagnose if the patient is truthful and is seeking help. When the patient is Secre Jve or dissemble the doctor May have a More difficult time. For example a dermatologist May see a patient with raw chapped hands. It looks like a Case of eczema when the real problem is excessive washing. One woman washed her hands 10 hours a Day seven Days a week. Another went into the Shower every night at 9 o Dock and stayed until 4 . A according to or. Jenlike it is unrealistic to believe that obsessive compulsive behaviour can be stopped by sheer willpower. Professional help is needed. Two new drugs both anti depressants have proven help til. These drags must be prescribed by a physician. It is essential that the patient have behavioural therapy along with the medication. Anyone interested can write to the obsessive com Pul Slye foundation for a list of treatment centers. The foundation supports education and research on obsessive compulsive disorders. All inquiries can be add 1? foundation inc., . Pm Conn 06535�?T the phone num Ber is 203-772-0565. Get going and Good Luck. Dear Ann Landers this is to let you and your readers know that there Are some very kind and considerate people in this often cruel world. Today i woke up late feeling Punk and had a hard a Quot left time getting my act together. I few dollars and no change for the meter. When f finally the House late with a found a parking space i discovered that i had no Quarter Only pennies. I dashed to work two blocks away to fetch some change and then Back to the car expecting to find a ticket instead i found this note Quot i i saw that you went off and did no to put any Money in the parking meter. We All get caught like that sometimes. I did no to want you to get a ticket so i put a Quarter in for you. Have a Nice  Wasny to that Beautiful a it happened in Orlando dear Orlando you bet it would be wonderful if the idea caught on. What else can you do with a Quarter these Days that will make you feel so Good c creator Syndicate Brussels Belgium David Tarrant International press Canter 1 Boulevard Charlemagne Box 48,1041 Bru Taala Tala Phona civilian 00322 238-0987 tet fax 00322 2309088. 1 a it nil Cromar Gry Millar and Candida san Ion. 88, Fpo 09521 Tala Phona Auto on 825-1110 it 4880 or civilian 0039-81-7824049. A Nuat. 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