English Language And The Government

TheCypressTimes.com ^ | 08/28/2009 | Eddie V. Garcia

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As the debate and discussions about the health care bill take front and center positioning, it is important to note that at the core of being alive and a human being, it is our innate will to survive. Yes, times are tough these days. But it is the inner desire of oneself to survive, to make it happen, to succeed that is vital to our existence. When one chooses to rely on government, then the pure sense of being alive, of being in control of one's own life begins to erode.

Sure, government is needed to provide for roads, infrastructure, safety, the rule of law, but hand-outs? By hand-outs, I don't stop at welfare. It includes providing translators and translated documents. The current health care legislation now pending in Congress would require doctors and hospitals to provide interpreters and translation services free of charge to non-English speaking patients.

Why should it be free?

Why is it the burden of government to provide for these things?

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Eddie V. Garcia looks at a provision in the health care bill that would provide free translators to patients who don't speak english, he also looks at states who require english language proficiency before issuing a drivers license and why that's a great idea.