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For more years than anyone can probably remember, Congress, many state legisla tures, and a multitude of special interest groups, have talked about the need for tax reform. A year ago a reform effort began when the Reagan administration an nounced, with much fanfare, a bold plan called Treasury l Its aim was to rewrite what everyone agrees is a ridiculously complicated and loophole-ridden ’income tax law. In spite of President Reagan putting the prestige of his office behind Treasury I, the plan last momentum. Now, Mr. Reagan has given S lukewarm blessing, not an endorse ment however, to a more modest plan t^was^oS^^SSentum^unS0^^ Democrat Dan Rostenkowski, chairman of the U.S. Rouse of Representatives’ Ways i seized the iniRaRfi:^ |_ {at least secured j' a bill. said, "WO have thought couldn't be natioroddefense ancTenvii^nnfenlaniealUi to garbage pickup and public transportation Thus, it has been the competing and often conflicting interests of business and its. many internal sub-special interest groups, saving,^S^^tateTr^l’ocal gov«£ m«its all see federal tax reform from a different perspective. Corporations don’t want to lose their lucrative investment tax credits; labor unions and workers in general want lower personal income taxes; middle-income families don’t want ents, it is nearly UtmoMible^wrUe^tax ^easii® or at least workers that *aro no^ avaUaWe^to Americans. In a nine-page report Time magazine’s ( .{December 9V cover sjtory entitled, “Children Having .Children,” we observed the -latest painful staxfies, about teenage pregnancies referred to as a “corroding” force (Hi “America’s social fabric." With regard to jHacks, the article re sts testhe now weUknown fact that over SO percent of all black babies bern in America are born to unwed mothers who are usually v under 19 years of age. "When yofcdook at the numbers, teenage pregnancies a* of * cosmic danger to the Mack comuijity. Teenage pregnancy ranks near the very top of issues facing black people,” states Eleanor Holmes Norton, a black scholar, FortttnatelyartiSeartjye points out that Ms. Horton is not alone in her concerns in that a new breedof black academicians and leaders have begun ^acknowledge teen age pregnancy as a .major issue confront ing the nation's black community; Admit ting there is a problem Is a first step toward finding solutions. Significantly, when N.Y. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then a sociologist, released a study, on the in stability of the black family 20 years ago, he was accused of being a racist; now we have had the- courage td admit that we were wrong and hdpeftiOy have begun to sys tematically attack the problem. THE CHARLOTTE POST 1. ( North Carolina’s Fastest Growing Weekly . - 704-378-0896 --*--—; “The People’s Newspaper” 107 Years Of Continuous Service BUI Johnson Editor. Pah. Bernard Reeves Gen. Mgr. FrsftFarrer-Bradley Adv. Mgr. Onmtette Gaither Office Mgr. Published Every Thursday by The Charlotte Post Publishing Company, Inc. Main Office: 1531 S. Camden Road Charlotte, N.C. 28203 Second Class Postage Paid at Charlotte Member. National Newspaper hhMm' Association North Carolina Black Publishers Association National Advertising Representative: Amalgamated Publishers Inc One Year Subscription Rate One Yehr- II7.7* Payable la Mriatt I SPS No. MUM POSTMASTER Send Change of address to: CharMlePoat I S3! 8. Camden Rd. Charlotte. N.C.M2M iJfiflerjSogrf ••'.F. v V,'vm > :'V The Female Option: Stigma Or Privilege? n_. cn_J_%V matll - - — - - - - •___ « .... ** By Sberman N. Miller SpecisI To The Post . In November whilst sitting in the Memphis, TN, airport, I found myself locked in an awkward debate where'I was defending to a woman the uniqueness of women. This lady was replete with reli- ■ gious conviction that God had made females merely for the accompaniment of males. She supported her beliefs by highlighting a mes sage she recently heard at a national church conference where the minister's homily purportedly touched on the fact that God made Eve for Adam. Her confutative com ments challenged me to start examining how mainstream America perceives the equality of women. Since the labor market is one of the major fronts in women’s pursuit of socio economic parity, I decided to get some feel for the per ception of women in this arena. In the summer 1965 issue of The Review of Mack Political Economy, Lonnie K. Stevans, Charles Register, and Paul Grimes question the tenacity of * females in the job market. In * an article entitled, “Race and The Discouraged Female Worker: A Question Of Labor Force Attach Sherman ment,” they write, "...fer males, when considered as a whole, do not appear to show a tenacious attachment to the labor force similar to that of males.” However, Stevans, Regis ter, and Grimes went on to factor in the effects of race into their proclamation. They continued, “...while females as a group and non minority females exhibit only marginal attachments to the labor force, minority females show an attachment that rivals the male's in fervor. Thus, the results in dicate that minority females are increasingly playing the same socioeconomic role in society as man.” I wondered what sorts of taints the above findings may have on the thinking of some males in high offices. I was greatly disturbed when I un any given day in the , United States, it is estimated that 10 million children oome home to empty houses. These children carry their own keys and haye little or no adult supervision after school. X/f Researchers Thomas and Lyiiette Long coined the term “latchkey kids” for children who participate in the lifestyle. In studies, done by the Longs, they found that latchkey kids do learn quick ly to be independent and self sufficient; sorqe also experi ence other problems.jsuch as loneliness, fear;, boredom, and depression. A certain percentage experiment with xsex^v *\- 43P-; ?■5.;; facing an unavoidable tra children bpar < WBE& J* not have to be "completely grim and dark. Most latch key children *re not the mon sters studies and statistics make them out to be. A number of people want to turn back the hands of time > to the heart warming Norman Rockwell vision pf family. In this scenario dad want td work and mom • stayed home, which, she put ahead of her selfish career plans for the children to have a "We and happy home. me time alone. •; the emotions of being alone must be deal^with. But latchkey childrenineed not - learned that covert male chauvinism may be guiding the United States Attorney General’s Office. Attorney J.L. Chestnut (Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders, Turner A William Law Firm of Selma, AL) brought this fact to my attention when he toM me of a malevolent comment of U S. Attorney General Ed. Meesei In a recent meeting. Chestnut is an old civil rights legal general still fighting for black America's rights in the state of Alabama. ' Chestnut says that Meese mockingly stated: “Boys, we all agree on one thing, ami that is women are no minori ty.'* According to Chestnut, aU the government lawyers broke out in laughtet but not one on his side of the table even crocked a smile. Chestnut contends that he made the Attorney General aware of the tastelessness of his comment, tie said, ”1 finally told him In so many words that 1 both rejected the humor and implications of his statement.” 1 v Wanting to obtain other women’s viewpoints, I spoke with two Wilmington, DE, ladies who are presently ac- / tive hi the workforce. Carole Levitsky Is a widow who relishes the time she spent at home raising her children . ", 'r during their formative years. Sara (Sally) Tammany is a ■miES£ZZtt*» meet, importance waa who was going to give culture and loi^ to America? children if bof* parents mijst be in the job market? Tammany sup noting to be ashamed oft/’ When both ladies spoke of the value of the female’s performance ih the work place, they presented a com mon position on theissue of compensation. Tammany in particular made an indelible imprint on my aiind in her summary of their position on compensation, gbe stated, “If a woman is doing equi valent to a man she should be paid equivalent no matter jMtat the job may be." >> i am j tea to conclude that some males may harbor acme reserva tions over the “female op- ' tkm.” That is, a woman’s need for employment may be Highly dependent upon her marital status. - The economic bo dllacto ^motion of Imerican a the price economic and are not the complete degeneration of American society. New CFOC • Employers who need specialized training, for key people oh their payrolls may be able to flpd that training through a new program at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). ' Using a $75,000 state grant, CPCC will provide training in certain oc cupations the state has said need upgrading. Some of the occupations Included in this new Cooperative Skilb Training Program ere auto motive mechanic, electrician, fork lift operator, printer, roofer, sheet metal worker, tentfla worker, up holsterer, and welder, “One of the good things about the program is its ftadMUty,” .said Dean COhert, corrector of the CPCC program There is no mini mum dus size. Wo can teach large cfaesee or softt classes and wo can teach either on campus or at any business or industry to Mecklenburg County.” \ progra gram < «n^ j
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