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...Germany, it is hard to know where to draw the line between patriotism and extreme nationalism. Few of my generation dare to be proud of our country. Of course Germany under Hitler committed terrible crimes, and of course they should never be committed again, but how can the children of today be expected to live with the burden of these crimes committed 60 years ago? It is not that "younger Germans ... are less angst-ridden about their country's history" - we are certainly aware we have a "historical responsibility" - it is that we want to be freed of the weight...
...stab at stimulus includes annual cash handouts to families with children of $3,350 per child, free high school education, the elimination of highway tolls and a four-year freeze on Japan's 5% consumption tax. A balanced budget is out of the question for now, but the DPJ says it can help pay for additional programs by cutting $97.8 billion in "wasteful" government outlays...
...than desperately seeking a cure, and schools may soon become the breeding ground for a deadlier strain of the virus. As a precautionary measure, all nations should shut down schools till some sort of herd immunity is attained. Let's understand that it is more practical to safeguard our children in our homes against the upsurge of swine flu than it is to subject them to contamination in public. The swine-flu pandemic is a grave threat and should be treated as an international emergency. K. Chidanand Kumar, Bangalore, India...
...limited means, I can think of no more impoverishing act than buying cheap, conventional meats and produce because organic food is "too expensive." We spend thousands of dollars on items we don't need and become morbidly obese on junk food yet argue that we can't feed our children healthy alternatives because the cost is too high. Guess what: the cost to our families--and to the earth--of forgoing organic food is a lot higher. John Lipman, BREWSTER, MASS...
...take great care of our land and our cattle. Our livelihood depends on it. No one is a better steward of them than their owners, who depend on them to stay in business. I'm certain those folks who struggle to feed their children don't mind that American farmers are churning out "cheap" food. David Oborny, MARION, KANS...