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Originally Posted by tellumFS
The cost of the social benefits is a good question to be raised. But I'd imagine that with more workers paying in, it wouldn't be too much of a burden.
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You must not have been to an emergency room lately. There are a lot of hospitals trying to stave off insolvency.
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Originally Posted by tellumFS
Personally I don't think I agree with making English as the official language of the United States. Having English being as widespread as it is now is something pretty recent (~WWII). Before then there were places in east, midwest, and west that you could go and try and speak English, but you'd have a hard time. German was pretty common throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. Italian in New York. Chinese in parts of California. The point is, is that people will learn English. I don't think there's a need to make it official.
Besides, a little bilingual education never hurt. If anything, knowing more than one language makes you smarter.
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Unfortunately, the situation gets much more complex when you consider what language schools must teach in, street signs, ballots, and the like.
The logistics are definitely daunting.