European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Aft i Landers dear Ann Landers my sister a a Mon and her husband a a Jim recently adopted a Beautiful baby girl. She tried for years to get pregnant and we were All thrilled when they were Given this child. To always Felt that no one in the family liked Jim so she distanced herself from us. Suddenly when they got the baby she decided we should All be  last week we had a three Day reunion at mods insistence. She spent the entire time recording who held the baby and who did no to. When she got Home she wrote a letter to one of our Brothers saying she was upset because he Hadnot held her daughter. She wanted to know if it was because the baby was adopted. That same brother made a video of the reunion. When to received her copy she was mad because there were so few pictures of the baby. To claimed the child had been discriminated against because she Wasny to of our flesh and blood. Ann this is nonsense. I fear that mods paranoia is going to ruin that Lovely Little girl. Id hate for her to grow up thinking there is something wrong with being adopted. What can be done to Heln her f dear . Sos. It does no to sound As if to would be receptive to suggestions from anybody but if her behaviour becomes truly bizarre Tell Jim that she ought to get some counselling or their daughter is going to be a mess. A dear Ann Landers a woman in Canada complained about people not giving up their seats on Public transportation to pregnant women the handicapped or the elderly. You said you were shocked that she was from Canada because you always believed canadians were much More mannerly than people in the United states. I live in the Bay area and have witnessed the rudeness your Reader described. In be seen pregnant women Board a bus and stand while men sat Reading their papers pretending not to notice. In be watched teen agers chattering with their friends acting a Cool a while handicapped passengers with braces on their legs stood on Long bus rides. I was taught common Courtesy at a Young age. I remember being told by my Mother that if i did no to offer my seat to a handicapped person or an elderly Man or woman i  be Able to sit Down for a week. But now i believe rudeness is a Way of life not Only in the Bay area and new York but All Over. Today people Nave no respect for members of their own family so How can we expect them to respect strangers common Courtesy has gone the Way of other a old Ian Ionedi traditions such As families having supper together attending worship services and working hard on a marriage so it will last 50 or 60 years. I fear that Good manners will soon be non existent a relic of the past ol�?Tdays1�?�8 we in when we talk about the Quot Good dear sad sad in Oakland much of what you say is True but i am not prepared worship con non Courtesy family suppers and i s a Ess of it than there once was a Oes exist in some Remote pockets of civilization. C creators Syndicate thursday november 15, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 11 a one Way to solve the budget deficit heres an idea for our runaway Hurt. Letters government spending. Defeat Aad Boks and no or of a we must balance our Check books and our family budgets or face sometimes severe ote we a is Quot is a fact of life hat a re possible peo pie we spend no More than we make or if we borrow not a a a Wenj within our Means to pay off. Loans Are and make choirs.3 6 a Vertex ended we priorities ple can be sgt he or Ament we al1 know How careless pm Send Tel s k8irn my Ney not their own to Pend. It s hard to keep control and be sensible. The Money seems endless because they did not have to earn Here is the suggestion after taxes Are collected the Vear atthe p3vtsf a a budget for the upcoming fiscal y of at in of the year they would pull out the National Check books and balance it. If they Are Over great. Half the surplus could be divided among those responsible for the budget Congress and the president and the rest put in a a savings account for a special need. If they Are Short the amount needs to be divided among those same individuals and they would pull out their own Check books and make up the difference. I doubt there would be a deficit again. I am proud of America and what it represents but to weaken our country with irresponsible spending is not acceptable. I would be willing to pay More taxes if it would help. History has shown increased taxes equals increased government spending. I find it hard to believe All the income generated from taxes cannot support our nation. This plan May be silly but something needs to be done to make our government responsible and realistic spenders. Any other suggestions a name and location withheld a message for Federal spendthrift am Lllan Fin 1 a a. I am writing to complain about the irresponsible ap-t3ken Federal pm Liti dans a a r the problem is that they be been ignoring the obvious and Universal principal of living within your Means. The result is a record National debt which is growing daily like a cancer. Along with this growth comes the need to spend More and More tax Revenue on interest payments just to finance the debt. Unfortunately the government unlike Consumers does no to have a limit on the balance it can run on the National credit card. Its understandable that members of Congress want to spend Money to help their constituents and the United states As a whole. That a their Job. But for every Dollar they spend a Dollar of Revenue is required either through taxes or fees or the Sale of government assets. If they Don t have the Backbone to raise taxes they should pen pals  re Rind Pla,t9 �,leybal1 a Quot a table Tennis. I am 26 years old u it v 1m e readin9 dancing and Riding bikes. A Melba k. Chiu Seaton District Hospital Seaton Negros Oriental Philippines my interests Are Medicine p0�08 and readin9 234-a e. Lopez St. Jaro Iloilo City Philippines i ?.�ld�?z1 in 0y s03 1 soccer and often go to watch my team play. Wet amp Etan Pau i a Abdu f 9 and enjoy most music especially wet a Helen Southern 30 Beechwood gds. Lowestoft Suffolk England nr33 9bj my interests Are meteorology dancing cooking and Reading. I would like to write to people around the world. A a a Annabelle Castanares pagasa1424, Asia Trust Bank bldg. 1424 Quezon ave., Quezon City 1104 Philippines Cut expenditures. Similarly if they weren to willing to Cut spending As necessary they  have enacted the tax cuts of the Reagan years. While the politicians apparently think that we like getting More than we pay for i suspect that the silent majority of yer icons resent the spiralling debt and would be willing to do their part in eliminating the deficit. Unfortunately even the recent a get Tough approach j Congress and the president Only makes a Dent in the defeat of a balanced budget by relying on Overly optimistic figures regarding revenues and expenses. What can individuals do to bring about positive change Well for one thing done to buy . Savings Bonds. They Only facilitate our nations unhealthy addiction to credit. A Steven j. Ehlenbeck Rhein main a Germany r 127 y�ar8 0,d and i enjoy football driving and music Bon Jove Paul Young a few favourites. I am interested in Harley Davidsons and Gloria Estefan Are just a a and even went to a recent Harley race in Belgium a Tracey Southern 30 Beechwood gds. Lowestoft Suffolk England nr33 9bj i am 22 years old. 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