Letters on hypocritical legislators, National Donut Day
Lawmakers condemn, live off of government
Career politicians are receiving bloated salaries for consistent failure on the job. State lawmakers have exorbitant health plans and pensions that the average American can only dream about, all while working only about four months a year (May 30 Eagle). Yet they condemn the government that provides their livelihood while reproaching people for being dependent on that same government.
For decades, government policy has promoted ever-increased outsourcing and divestment in our nation’s labor force. What little has been done for the promotion of job creation is nothing more than a Band-Aid on an amputation, and those efforts seem more for the appearance of action than actual effect. We should be creating policy that demonizes economic treason instead of creating policies that demonize people for simply inheriting an economy based on a jobless recovery.
The American workplace is as dead a prospect for one’s future as the promise of economic prosperity through the magic of the trickle-down fairy.
John L. Otto Jr., Wichita
Donation, doughnuts
Doughnuts and the Salvation Army may seem unrelated, but they’ve been linked for nearly a century. In 1917, during World War I, female Salvation Army volunteers provided much-needed assistance for soldiers on the front lines, from clothes mending and home-cooked meals to doughnuts. Fried seven at a time in soldiers’ helmets, the doughnuts provided a taste of home for the troops. The volunteers came to be known as “Donut Lassies.”
The Salvation Army started National Donut Day during the Great Depression to raise funds and bring awareness to the organization’s social service programs while commemorating the Donut Lassies. The annual event is now celebrated the first Friday of June.
This year, in celebration of National Donut Day, we are proud to partner with Dunkin’ Donuts. For every $25 you donate to the Salvation Army by June 30, you’ll receive a certificate for one dozen glazed doughnuts. The certificate may be redeemed any time before Aug. 31 at Dunkin’ Donuts locations at Kellogg and West and at 21st and Greenwich.
Help others in your community by sharing these sweet treats with clients, customers, employees and friends. Visit wichitadonutday.salvationarmy.us/ or call 316-425-6131 to make your donation by June 30.
Joseph Wheeler, Wichita
Major, Salvation Army
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This story was originally published June 3, 2016 at 12:05 AM with the headline "Letters on hypocritical legislators, National Donut Day."