AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 6, 1995 Letter writer’s a lover Dear Sir: In reaction to my recent letter to the editor regarding feminists and the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre I have had. communicated to me by anonymous. phone calls and letters and in the newspaper that [ am guilty of “hate mongering.” Not one of these individu- als has accused me of telling lies, Nor can they because it is a matter of public record eS CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD. The Mail Bag promote an agenda to which I object, ie, contraception, divorcee, lesbianism, homosexuality, abortion, ete. If, in fact, I hold these aberrations in utter con- tempt it does not follow that T hate those who practice or that. the radical feminists _ Welfare limit reached Dear Sir: ; _ 1 am_writing in response to ‘New welfare plan won't work to help those in most need’’ (The Terrace Standard, Nov.22)) 000 I believe there is a legitimate need for welfare and it - Should not be completely written off, but those of us who struggle and work hard for a living have reached our limits of tolerance for those who abuse the system. . Tand my husband work 40, sometimes 50 hours a week to carn our pay. Yes, we have a nice home, and a vehicle and clothes cic. but I am not going to apologize for that be- cause: I've worked very hard to get what I have. Even though I have a good job, I would rather be at home doing things I enjoy than working five days a week. Out of my, pay comes a-substantial amount of income tax. I grew up on the.understanding that those taxes are collected to provide essential services to society. Now all I hear about are cuts in those services I feel I have a right to a3 a taxpayer.and about increases to welfare budgets as more. and more people get on and stay on welfare. “I do not deny that some people genuinely need welfare and do not abuse it. But you hear story after story about people who are on. welfare who shouldn't be or who are on weifare and don’t look for work or ways of getting off. I've often heard the claim ‘Why should I go to work for _ , minimum. Wage when I can make -more on welfaré doing nothing.’” Where is their self respect? Where do they get off thinking I owe them a living? If they are making more on ‘welfare that at a job at minimum wage then maybe that’s telling us something about welfare rates. ; I applaud 'the NDP’s to do something, but it is not nearly enough. Why did they stop at age 24 and single when they established the-“get training or no benefits” rule? If you’re 25 and married you're untrainable? And why are they giving $100 per child to low income families? I know it's only $100 but doesn’t that send the message that people can have all the kids they want even if they can't afford them. Why not subsidize the wages of low in- come families and give them an incentive to stay employed tather than an incentive to have children. As for Mr. Gerry King's statement regarding training: “A lot of them won’t want to go.”” Thanks for making my point! That's the basic problem, they don’t want to go be- cause they don’t want to work, .To. those of. you legitimately: in neéd’ of assistance and camestly trying to get-off, my heart goes out to you. To those of you taking advantage, you better wake up because T believe. the silent majority paying the bills are getting pretty damn sick and tired of it. ; Jane Stead, Terrace, B.C. : : ry * - Freebies must end Dear Sir: on oe -- I am. not against social assistance to those who really need it. I am against giving to people who. stay on as- sistance year afler year and never even make an attempt to get off assistance or try to help themselves by getting some training or finding a job. . _. Even worse are those who tum down work because all it pays is $10 per hour. It makes me sick that I work and help support people like that. I think that the plan to train people who are on assistance and to’ get them jobs is excellent, Anyone who does not want to better themselves should then be cut off assistance. 1 am 57 years old and have raised my six children pretty well on my own. I have been working for the past 42 years and have never depended on anyone to support me. I'had to go on assistance for two months at one time and the shame that I felt was terrible. 7 Thete are some cases where assistance is really needed and I am not against help to people that teally need it, Single moms have a hard time trying to work and look after their children and I bet that 9 out of 10 of then would be very grateful for job training so that they could be inde- pendent and get off assistance. We who work to make a living are getting sick and tired of supporting people who just do not want to work for their money, [ know families in Terrace that have been on wel- fare for two and three generations and will probably be the same way for the next two or three gencrations, What are you people teaching your children? Are you teaching them that they can sit on welfare and make out OK? What has happened to self:respect and Pride, I think that it is time that we take a real good look at _ what the welfare system is paying and who they are sup- porting. We need more investigators to find the people who are cheating. As for Gerry King's claim (The Terrace Standard, Nov. 22) that the new B.C. Benefits welfare plan is aimed at society’s most vulnerable citizens, that is the biggest Piece of B.S. 1 have heard in:years, ee ; Claudette Grosset, Dear Sir: , happen to the $750,000 in corporate donations which were lined up (The Terrace Standard, Nov. 15.) _ May I make a suggestion? The Nov. 22 issue of this newspaper featured an article on hungry school children, The principal of Kiti K’shan Primary School was quoted as eee “I've been here 15 years and we've always fed ds.” So how about donating at least 1 per cent of those dollars to nourish our youngsters? Or is ice 100 per cent more im- portant to some people than feeding starving children right herein Terrace? woe dae: ; Dea >. Jerry Reitman, _ + Terrace, B.C, Terrace, B.C. odhelpneeded Now that the leisure (second) Sheet of ice proposal has as deen defeated by the voters, one wonders what is going to... promote them. On the con- trary, I am required by our Lord Jesus Christ to love my enemies and do good to them. a IfI have expressed my op- position in graphic imagery it is because | was taught by my gentle farmer-father to, “say what you mean and mean what you say,”” My boyhood - experiences on the farm also taught me _ some raw facls of life. that have influenced my per- spective and my vocabulary. Years ago, 1 wrote a letter to the editor “denouncing those feminists at the women’s centre who counselled others to have abortions, I wrote then that this practice, ‘‘put women . not a hater aes ' place where they have rarely. ge on the side of ‘oppressors-a | been before,”” There was a. public Tesponse to this. Some women . wha fonmerly greeted me on ‘the street now averted their faces as they walked by me. Lately, I have been getting full-faced | looks of hostility that I can . ; ours. id ranetite as hateful. | Y Grade 6 students, ‘Tom Brophy ‘Copper Mountain Elementary Terrace, B.C. Students like Dear Sirs, Me, We're responding to the article entitled ‘‘Bench parents make new school dard, Nov. 15, 1995. We think alf schools are good. Our school would like an apology from your school. All schools look different but we all share the same educational progzam. Our school looks different in the inside than it does on the outside. In fact, we think our school is just as good as their school. | pitch’’ The Terrace Stan- BEEFINSIDE ROUND ROAST A {Baron of Beal). Super Pack. 6.35 kg/lb PORK SHOULDER BUTT STEAK Bane-in. Super Pack. 3.73 kg/Ib 9 lb Box will be paid on additional purchases of this pe ae Ganulne Chinese. Product of China. | fe WITH COUPON Evolid ot all pericipoling Safeway ores. limil of ane coupan per pur. chase. Limit of one item per coupon. 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