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Mandated multiculturalism?

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Submitted by Edward Cline (United States), Sep 30, 2014 at 18:21

Blue Cross/Blue Shield sold its soul to the government "management" of private health care ages ago (leading up to the enactment of Obamacare). So, this bizarre notice of the "free" interpreter service is either linked to some government contractual string, or the service is similar to the product usage warnings on labels (e.g., "This product is hot!" or "Do not use while....") to preempt lawsuits by careless individuals or by the government itself, which insists that it's unlawful to "discriminate" against non-English speakers. To learn which is the reason -- and it may be another reason entirely -- would take some investigation. Personally, I'd never heard of "Independence Blue Cross" until now.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1It is not my responsibility to pay for an American citizen who does not learn English. [125 words]JudyOct 1, 2014 21:53218378
1Soon you will be like Canada [30 words]max from WinnipegOct 7, 2014 06:30218378
1We are the BORG [134 words]Michael S.Oct 1, 2014 13:56218372
We are from the government we are here to help you [11 words]max from WinnipegOct 7, 2014 06:32218372
The Borg can't assimilate the sunset [380 words]Michael S.Oct 10, 2014 03:57218372
Values count [114 words]Doug MayfieldOct 1, 2014 13:40218371
1the more multicultural a society... [13 words]mythOct 1, 2014 11:24218370
A Laff a Minet (A laugh a Minute) [485 words]Pied PiperOct 1, 2014 09:38218367
Simple and to the point. [30 words]mtalex123Sep 30, 2014 21:22218360
Hello, my name is [your name here] [139 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Bob FriedelSep 30, 2014 20:47218359
1Multiculturalism is death to American the great [72 words]NuritGSep 30, 2014 19:02218355
1Mandated multiculturalism? [112 words]Edward ClineSep 30, 2014 18:21218350
1Multinational, Multicultural Greed [113 words]DaveSep 30, 2014 17:13218348

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