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NOT REALLY A HELPING HAND Handouts discourage self-sufficiency By Tarren Bragdon The Heritage Foundation

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Too many people think welfare is bad because it punishes success. They focus on how the alleged welfare cliff punishes hard work by taking people’s welfare benefits away when they work more hours, get a pay raise, or get a new job. But the facts show something much more insidious: Welfare is destructive because it pays people not to work, automatically giving them a check or a benefit every month even if they don’t work — and so they don’t. The evidence is clear. Take the State of Kansas. Governor Sam Brownback restored work requirements for able-bodied adults on food stamps in 2013. These are adults with no children under 18 and no disabilities. The reform did not affect grandmothers or the disabled. At the Foundation for Gov-

magine a Midwest adult who had been on food stamps for 22 years. One year after an intervention, her income had almost doubled. Now imagine a woman in that state’s largest city who had been on food stamps for almost five years, with no income. Ninety days after the intervention, she was earning the equivalent of $41,000 a year. Is this the result of a new welfare training initiative? Not at all; it was a direct result of a policy change quickly getting these people off of welfare. The examples show how to fix America’s stagnant poverty rate. Welfare and poverty, work and upward mobility: It’s really that simple. While many think of welfare as aid to those HANDOUTS, continued on Page 13 who are in poverty, the truth is that welfare pays people not to work. Yet work is the fastest, best, and most lasting way to get out of poverty and become prosperous. In post–World War II America, record employment and industrialization pulled Americans out of poverty at unprecedented rates, halving the proportion of people in poverty in less than two decades. In a short generation, the rate of adults in poverty went from almost one in three to just one in seven. Enter Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society. Since 1966 — the start of the so-called War on Poverty — America’s poverty rate has remained flat. This was an abrupt halt to the mid-century progress of free markets, American ingenuity, and the increased productivity of the American worker.

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WONDERING WHAT ‘POKEMON GO’ IS? US TOO A simple guide to the latest app

If you’ve been on the internet — or, um, outside — lately, you may have noticed that a game called “Pokemon Go� is suddenly taking the world by storm. It may have you wondering, especially if you were born before 1984, just what the hell is going on. Pokemon is a Nintendo franchise that launched in the 1990s. In its world, “trainers� travel the world to catch varied monsters called Pokemon — rats, dragons, swordlike creatures, and more — and use these critters to fight each other. The trainer’s goal is to “catch ’em all,� as the franchise’s slogan suggests, and become a Pokemon master by defeating prestigious trainers known as gym leaders and Elite Four. So what is “Pokemon Go?� Unlike previous Pokemon games, it’s not for Nintendo’s handheld consoles; it’s a free download for Android and iOS devices. It also doesn’t play at all like previous Pokemon games: Although the goal is still to catch ’em all, “Pokemon Go� is an augmented reality game — it mixes real-world elements with the game. The big thing is “Pokemon Go� uses your phone’s GPS and clock to decide which

“Pokemon Go� has invaded smartphones everywhere with more than 15 million downloads in the U.S. since its launch July 5.

Pokemon appear in the game. If you’re at the park, more bug and grass types appear. If you’re by a lake, more water types appear. If it’s night, more nocturnal ghost and fairy types do. So Pokemon won’t just come to you; players have to traverse the real world to catch ’em all. “Pokemon Go� also has gyms — where you can fight gym leaders — and PokeStops based on real-world locations, which

create hubs where players can meet. (You can buy, with real money, items to lure Pokemon to these stops; that’s how Niantic, the game’s developer, makes money.) So why is the game taking off now? Well, it just came out, so it’s new and exciting. But it’s also free, making it easy to pick up. And it taps into nostalgia for those who played Pokemon in the ’90s. Specifically, “Pokemon Go� realizes a vision Pokemon

fans have had since the series came out: What if Pokemon were real, and inhabited our world? It’s also exciting because it’s the first big augmented reality game. Although others (like “Ingress� and “Life Is Crime�) tried before, none reached the heights of “Pokemon Go.� But with “Pokemon Go’s� success, it’s something you can expect more of in the future.

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hen you’ve survived the Marines, fought for your country, and lost a leg and a half in the process, summoning up the courage to strip down for a national underwear campaign might seem like no big deal. And Marine veteran Chris Van Etten sure looks at ease in his new Jockey campaign, where he poses in boxer briefs that show off his bulging muscles. The 25-year-old San Diegan is joined by firefighter Lisa Cusimano and new adoptive father Michael Cottone for the new ads, which spotlight “everyday heroes� and runs with the tagline: “Show ’Em What’s Underneath.� “The ‘Show ‘Em What’s Underneath’ campaign encourages everyone to be comMODEL, continued on Page 16 fortable with themselves — imperfections 'PS BEWFSUJTJOH JOGPSNBUJPO DBMM t BEWFSUJTJOH!NJMJUBSZQSFTT DPN

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NO LONGER HOMELESS, VET GETS FRESH START

Off the streets, and continuing his education

Homelessness is not a disease that can be cured. It is a process, a condition, a lack of socialization that has many components, each of which has to be addressed simultaneously. An unhappy childhood caused Nelson to run away from home at age 14 and to lie about his age in order to enlist in the military. At age 17, he suffered a traumatic injury that was never ennis Nelson, a former U. S. properly documented. Instead, because he Navy boatswain, has fallen off a could no longer do heavy and dangerous submarine, been smashed up in work, Nelson was drummed out of the milia motorcycle accident and lived tary service before he was 21. Lack of formal eduon the streets. cation dogged him as But Nelson did not he took on factory jobs. reach rock bottom unOn the way to a new til he was kicked out job opportunity, at age of a homeless shel29, he was involved in ter for disabled vets by Heather E. Siegel a serious motorcycle about four years ago. accident. For the next This tale of Nelson’s decline, relapses, and recovery should be 18 months he was a ward of the state, bouncmeaningful to all persons concerned with ing from one hospital setting to another, until he was dumped back on the streets. our greatest social ill — homelessness. Sick, with no family, no friends, and Today, Nelson has his own apartment, has passed a HAM radio license test, and nowhere to go, Nelson eventually was adwas recently baptized in a local church. opted by a storage facility owner who installed Nelson on the premises to stay on The Lord does work in mysterious ways. Nelson was featured in the MilitaryPress board overnight to replace the guard dogs. on July 15, 2014, as part of a series on the Nelson now had a roof over his head, sort plight of homeless veterans in San Diego. of, living in an empty storage unit, but he This story today will revisit Nelson’s trials, never had a real home. He read a lot of books, mainly about Greek philosophers, tribulations and triumphs. “Maybe some other veteran can learn and stayed out of sight. This reporter had rented her own small from my lessons,� Nelson says.

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Through friends and community support, Navy veteran Dennis Nelson has a roof over his head after decades of being homeless.

storage unit in the same facility. “I thought you were just an old lady, reviewing her papers, probably from a dead relative,� Nelson confirmed in his recent interview. Thanks, Dennis. Siegel was reviewing her records that she had collected as the blog writer of The Siegel Sidebar. What attracted her to Nelson was the personal book collection in his maintenance go-cart. “If you like to read,� Siegel suggested to Nelson, “why not go back to school?� Nelson had made the common mistake of thinking that the local community college was just a place for technical education. So, back in 2002, Siegel enticed Nelson to visit the campus and persuaded him speak to a guidance counselor. Nelson’s love affair with formal education, often thought of as unreachable and unattainable, had begun. For the next nine years, Nelson remained on the grounds of the storage facility, but he had a new goal in his life: a real education. He earned a Microsoft certificate and another certificate in accounting. Nelson also visited the college’s health services, which are available to all regis-

tered students. “I never knew about the services they offered, until I started going back to school,� Nelson said. “For the first time, I found a place where my long-term medical issues could be addressed.� And this uneasy alliance between going to school, living in a 20-foot-by-20-foot storage unit, and being silent about his real life issues, would continue until August 2011, five years ago, when the ownership of the storage facility business changed hands. They no longer wanted Nelson as the night watchperson, and, thus Nelson was put on the real streets, once again. Twenty-five years, homeless. Recovering from another serious surgery, again, Nelson applied to a homeless shelter for vets on Sept. 1, 2011, was accepted and now had a place to stay: a bunk bed in a stable place where he could recover and grow. Not a permanent home and certainly not one without its challenges, but it was a place where he could study, meet with counselors, and learn from his fellow vets. Knowing that HOMELESS, continued on Page 16

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LEGENDARY ACE FLIES HIS 100TH AIRCRAFT 95-year-old takes flight over San Diego

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paolo Bayas

A 95-year-old, 29 1/2-year veteran famous for being the single-known ace to achieve victories against both German and Japanese aircraft during WWII and later becoming a stunt pilot for 20th Century Fox film “Tora Tora Tora� in 1969, flew his 100th aircraft above “the birthplace of naval aviation,� July 9. Retired Cmdr. Dean “Diz� Laird served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, operated in 175 combat and training missions, served on 12 different carriers, flew in the Navy’s first jet squadron, was the first person to land a jet-powered aircraft aboard USS Midway and has the most arrested landings on a straightdeck carrier. “I want to thank everyone who took part in making this happen,� said Laird.

Retired Cmdr. Dean “Diz� Laird sits in the rear seat of a T-34C Turbomentor with the “Flying Eagles� of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122. The T-34C marks the 100th aircraft Laird has flown in his 95-year lifetime. / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paolo Bayas

“When I found out that I was going to be wasn’t for an achievement, medal or tro- Turbomentor with Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Johnable to do this, I was shocked. I couldn’t phy. He wanted to set this milestone for son, a fleet replacement squadron instrucT:9.5�himself. believe it.� ACE, continued on Page 12 Laird flew in the rear seat of a T-34C Laird added that flying his 100th plane

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World events

t In the first Israeli election, David Ben-Gurion becomes prime minister on Jan. 25. t English astronomer Fred Hoyle coins the term Big Bang during a BBC Third Programme radio broadcast March 28. t The North Atlantic Treaty is signed April 4 in Washington, D.C., creating the NATO defense alliance. t At midnight, April 17, Ireland leaves the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland. t The Soviet Union lifts the Berlin Blockade on May 12. t George Orwell publishes his dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four� on June 8 in London.

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t Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pat President Truman unveils his Fair Deal cific,� starring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza, opens April 7 on Broadway and goes on program Jan. 5. to become R&H’s second longest-running t Los Angeles receives its first recorded musical. It becomes an instant classic of snowfall Jan. 11. the musical theatre. The score’s biggest hit t The Poe Toaster first appears Jan. 19 at is the song “Some Enchanted Evening.� the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. t Development of the USS United States t The first Emmy Awards are presented (CVA-58) “supercarrier� is cancelled April Jan. 25 at the Hollywood Athletic Club. t Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets 23; high-ranking Navy officials resign in protest in what has been called the Revolt stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma on Feb. 22 and garners nation- of the Admirals. t Celebrities including Helen Keller, Doral media attention. othy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, t The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward under Captain James Gallagher lands in G. Robinson are named June 8 in an FBI Fort Worth, Texas, on March 2 after completing the first non-stop report as Communist Party members. t Albert II, a rhesus monkey, becomes the around-the-world airplane flight (it was refu- first primate to enter space June 14, on Hermes project V-2 rocket Blossom IVB, eled in flight 4 times). but is killed on impact at return.

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he was not alone, not having to struggle by himself anymore, maybe even having the motivation to show leadership to another vet, Nelson had a second chance at a second chance. But like all organized shelters, it had rigid rules to follow, especially about illicit alcohol and drug use. After living all those lonely years, alone, with little supervision, Nelson was not comfortable in following those mandatory rules. So, he screwed it up for himself and failed a spontaneous drug test. Thus, once again, he found himself on the streets, in April 2012, less than a year after finding his new berth. At the same time, at that same month, Siegel had undergone her own surgery, when she learned of Nelson’s recent expulsion. On Saturday afternoon, April 15, 2012, Nelson came to visit Siegel at her nursing home where she was recovering. The cantor of Siegel’s synagogue planned to visit Siegel that day, too, and by chance, sure, Nelson was introduced to the Jewish clergy leader while in Siegel’s private recovery room. After introductions, Nelson used this opportunity to tell this trained and compassionate professional about his personal woe-is-me story. And the religious leader did not buy Nelson’s version. Zero tolerance meant just that. Dennis Nelson, the homeless, disabled, not so youthful any more, veteran, realized, perhaps for the first time in his life, that if he wanted help from the community, he would have to ask for it and put his own skin in the game. Consequently, after that seminal chance meeting with this counselor, Nelson resolved to appeal the decision to boot him out of the vet shelter that was his last chance for forestalling death on the streets. As part of the deal of letting him back inside, off the streets, Nelson promised to attend and actively participate in an alcohol treatment and recovery program. Intervention, by concerned friends and by caring counselors, made the difference in Nelson’s life, this time. And the aging process had a sneaky way of melting his heart and opening up his soul. “I just couldn’t sleep on the ground on private property any more,� admitted Nelson, now 55. “It took me almost 30 minutes each day just getting up.� Several discombobulating events happened to this reporter, Siegel, four years ago while her friend, Nelson, was busy shortchanging himself. Her mother passed away in February, she had surgery in March, was confined to the nursing home in April and upon returning home, was forced to evacuate because of a devastating apartment complex fire in June. Siegel was lucky to resettle in a new unit in the same complex in July, but she was still reviewing her options. She received an offer, in August 2012, to consider an upcoming affordable housing program in her community. By this time, Siegel was satisfied with her new apartment but she thought about her friend, Dennis Nelson, who was still unsettled. Eight apartments in the soon-to-be-built building were being set aside for disabled veterans. Siegel excitedly shared the news with Nelson, who, true-to-form, refused to take 16 +VMZ

a forward approach to his problems. “Listen, Bro,� Siegel said with passion and exasperation, “Somebody is going to get one of those apartments and there is no reason why it cannot be you.� This time, something clicked in Nelson’s brain. Six months later, after hard work in applying, he was approved. Nelson moved into a new ground-level one-bedroom unit in a nice neighborhood, in February 2013, where he remains today. So, Nelson, the no-longer-homeless disabled vet, finally got off the streets and joined the world of daily commuters. Nelson gets around using a combination of his bicycle and his bus pass. He continues his A. A. studies and pursues his strong interest in HAM radio. Every Sunday night, Nelson is on the airwaves, working with local weather forecasters. But Nelson had not forgotten the life lessons he has learned the hard way. He desperately wanted to join a Christian church, so he could reconnect with his spirituality and his own personal history. Again, he turned to this reporter for help. Siegel introduced him to her friend who shepherds a local church in Escondido. This past Jan. 31 Nelson was baptized with holy waters in a room full of congregants, friends and supporters. “I still suffer from my physical injuries and am always undergoing some level of major medical treatment,� Nelson confirmed. “My administrative case for awarding VA disability benefits continues to drag on year after year.� How is your life different? “Well, I am not getting married or buying a car, but I do not want to let down the people who intervened for me, either,� he confided. “I feel safe and appreciate having a good night’s sleep. Mostly, I believe that I still can make things happen in my life, that I feel worthwhile, that I have my own space.� And, doing his own cooking at home, Nelson has lost several inches off his frame. “I tend to read books with more religious themes now, but I still like my science fiction. I enjoy being a spokesperson for the organization behind the building of my fair housing complex, where I just signed another year’s lease.� But uncertainty still hangs over Nelson. “Because I served in a peacetime deployment, I am still being denied benefits that I feel I am entitled to, by the government which I served. I am a disabled U. S. veteran, no longer homeless, but still suffering physical and emotional injuries, past, present, and future. “What about my future? Am I eligible for burial in a military cemetery? Am I eligible for assisted living? Where am I going to be in five or 10 years? Who is going to take care of me? While I am grateful that new social systems are out there to help me today, where will I be tomorrow?�

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ing to walk again. And then when everything finally slowed down I was overwhelmed with all the mental aspects of it,� he told People Magazine. But, he added: “I didn’t want something like that to control my entire life, so that’s something that I worked on everyday to show that I’m in control of my whole life.� He’s clearly been making the most of his situation, inspiring others and now finding work as an underwear model. “Not all of us are lucky enough to get a full life, and as long as I have mine, I’m going to make sure that I celebrate it the best

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