Time International - 30.09.2019

GREAT, WHILE THEY LAST

Re “The WoRld’s 100

Greatest Places” [Sept. 2–9]:

TIME does a great job re-

porting on the news that

matters, including the steady

destruction of the planet

by climate change caused

by carbon emissions. But

we need journalists to be

responsible in helping the

public make connections

between our choices (espe-

cially leisure choices) and

their consequences. Luxury

cruises to remote and frag-

ile places will hasten the

day when it will be harder

for TIME to find 100 great

places left in the world.

Teresa Dickinson,

Rockville, Md.

TIPS FOR LIFE

Re “living on Tips”

[Sept. 2–9]: The article

didn’t state the obvious:

American business owners

have bullied the public into

taking responsibility for

paying their staff a decent

living wage. They should

be ashamed of themselves.

Compare that with Australia,

where service staff are paid

a decent hourly wage, and

where we’ll give a tip only

for service that is well and

truly over our minimum

expectation. A waiter

walking your beer from the

bar to your table does not

warrant a tip.

Paul Archer,

hobaRT, ausTRalia

Tipping up To 20% of The

bill has always been a nui-

sance for European visitors

to the U.S., giving them a

feeling of guilt and fear that

if they do not tip enough,

an American family may go

hungry while they fill their

stomachs. A clear message to

the state governments: intro-

duce a minimum wage peo-

ple can live on. If restaurant

owners do not comply, close

their enterprises.

Hans Tappe,

hoRn-bad MeinbeRg,

geRMany

This aRTicle is a MusT-

read for all of France’s Yel-

low Vest protesters who have

been paralyzing their own

country and bashing a gov-

ernment that still offers them

unlimited social protection

and decent minimum wages.

Thank you for this deep dive

into the struggling lives of

people inside one of the most

powerful countries, the U.S.

Elisabeth Dahan,

Toulouse, fRance

AN AVOIDABLE TRAGEDY

Re “JusTice is elusive

When Policing Goes Wrong”

[Sept. 2–9]: The report of

the woman who was killed

while helping in a police ex-

ercise, because the officer

loaded live ammunition in-

stead of blanks, underscores

yet again the chaotic and to-

tally irresponsible attitude of

too many Americans regard-

ing the use of deadly weap-

ons. The casual “mistake”

of using live ammunition

would be almost impossible

in more-responsible places.

With little regulation and a

casual attitude toward safety,

too many people are going to

kill people, either by intent

or by accident.

Michael Huber,

lindfoRd, england

This TRagedy could have

been avoided had Officer Lee

Coel followed the first rule of

firearm safety: never point

a firearm at anything you do

not intend to shoot. The sec-

ond rule is to assume that a

firearm is always loaded.

Katrine vonWebern,

fRenchToWn, n.J.

DISSENT OF A WOMAN

Re “voTe foR The WoMan

Because She’s a Woman”

[Sept. 2–9]: This is the

most sexist article I’ve had

the misfortune to read in

a while, and I really don’t

think it’s in your best inter-

est to promote the soft big-

otry of low expectations.

That doesn’t help women

prosper at all, and it drags

society down to the lowest

common denominator. Ugh.

And, yes, I’m very much a

woman who despises this

sort of bigoted talk from her

own, as incompetence in the

name of equality makes all

women look horrible.

Bea Johnson,

noRTh Richland hills,

Texas

SUCCINCT SUGGESTION

youR veRy inTeResTing

full-page article outlining

“The Real Problem With

Trump’s Foreign Policy”

[Sept. 2–9] could have ap-

propriately been just three

words: There isn’t any.

Arthur A. Fleisher II,

noRThRidge, calif.

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