Getting translators for your preferred language is an acceptable form of government grift. The EU intends to employ 50 people to translate EU legislation into

Getting translators for your preferred language is an acceptable form of government grift. The EU intends to employ 50 people to translate EU legislation into Irish [0]. That's not something that has any direct benefits: there's no one who can read Irish legalese better than English. It does have some second-order effects: if you consider it's culturally valuable to promote and preserve the Irish language, one great way to do that is to provide well paid jobs for people who learn it. [0] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/european-commission-seeking-50-irish-language-translators-1.4172960 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/european-...