  We point out that an anomalous gauge U(1) symmetry is a natural candidate for
being the mediator and messenger of supersymmetry breaking. It facilitates
dynamical supersymmetry breaking even in the flat limit. Soft masses are
induced by both gravity and the U(1) gauge interactions giving an unusual mass
hierarchy in the sparticle spectrum which suppresses flavor violations. This
scenario does not suffer from the Polonyi problem.
