The LPGA backed off their decision to require all their professional athletes to prove proficiency in English. This ESPN article details the new rules. I still think it was a good decision and am disappointed they are backing away from this. If the players are making a commitment to play for the US, they should speak English. Just as American players who join the professional sports teams of other nations should absolutely be able to express themselves in the languages of those countries. They don’t need to be able to recite Walt Whitman’s poetry, but basic conversational skills seem like a rational requirement to make.
Archive for September, 2008
Accepting credit cards
I’m debating whether I should stop accepting credit cards as a source of payment from clients. I’m vehemently anti-credit card. I’m doing my utmost to stop using them myself (but find they’re awfully handy when in a pinch). The majority of my clients are corporations and they pay by check. It doesn’t cost a fortune to offer credit card processing, but it does cost something (about $25.00 per month, plus about 3-4% of each transaction, which is about $70.00 per transaction).
I wonder if other people have debated getting off the credit-card circuit and how they’ve fared…
