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Moderator
 United States
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It is a shame that people are wont to blame political correctness for this change. You know who deserves the real blame? The ignoramuses who put real people on our money in the first place. Jack jeckel, I know, I still watch the show! 'Nuff Said.  |
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United States
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Although, I am sure this lady did some wonderful things but so did Martin Luther King, so if all they want is PC, then at least bring someone in that has touched history that many of us remember. And those that do not know who Dr. King is....they should! Unlike this lady....she will never be a primary focus for those who are learning American History!
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04/21/2016 12:35 pm
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Valued Member
United States
215 Posts |
I hate the long life of the internet.
I have so many one liners (and 3 liners) for this subject.
But can't risk anything coming back to haunt me.
Good for Hariet, nice job Lew!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In my opinion, if they're going to put a woman on the $20 the one it should be is Jeanette Rankin, the first woman ever elected to congress.
Harriet Tubman, while well known, actually did very little that was meaningful on a large scale in the history of the nation. While she may have aided people locally and individually, she had little to do with any thing of note on a nationwide scale.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Correct. All of this is just a scrambled and warped response from Treasury in this PC-hyped environment. Memo to staff from Lew: I think we need a woman, should be black, who do you have. Keep replies short, I'm busy.
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04/21/2016 7:53 pm
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Valued Member
United States
119 Posts |
Awful decision making process as usual. I agree it should have been chosen by the people. I also agree this is just going to stir the pot. But, I'm sure there will be errors lurking on that bill as well.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Well, the $20 is not the only note that will get a pretty major overhaul. The $5 and $10 will get one, too. And it's going to be very crowded on the new notes https://modernmoney.treasury.gov/And yes, there are women who are more deserving to be on the new $20 -- not minimizing Tubman's contributions. Edited by redlock
04/22/2016 03:08 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This subject is trending on every paper money forum I participate, and what I've seen so far is there is virtually no one person the Treasury Department could have chosen that would make everybody happy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
800 Posts |
IMHO ... If it aint broke, then don't fix it!
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United States
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Just because this portrait or that portrait is on the front or back of our currency does not mean anything, really. They do not make people change. They do not make people be kind or generous, or conversely start to riot, murder, etc. It is just a piece of paper to be exchanged for goods and services. In this day and age, people make such a big deal out of such trivial matters.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Well I'll tell you what; If they go through with this absurd venture for H.Tubman on the $20 ,then I will not use $20 bills for anything. They will not be in my wallet. I'll simply use other denominations for all my purchases. I'm NOT saying I don't want a woman on our currency, but come on ! Ugliness is in the eye of the beholder . And there will be a enormous amount of American beholders .   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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IMHO ... If it aint broke, then don't fix it! Does anyone know how much this change will cost the American taxpayer? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This subject is trending on every paper money forum I participate, and what I've seen so far is there is virtually no one person the Treasury Department could have chosen that would make everybody happy. Frankly the only way I would be happy is if we went back to the early late 1800's early 1900's when our money from coins to bills looked phenomenal thanks to President Teddy Roosevelt.... I have the book Indian Gold Coins of the 20th Century by Mike Fuljenz and it stated that Roosevelt bristled at the "stupefying mediocrity" of our coin design which he described as an abomination "artistically of atrocious hideousness"... The same thing could be said of bill designs of today (even though I do admire the back of the $2 bill)... The bills of old (the woodchopper, the educational, etc) just looked absolutely stunning unlike the bills of today which look artistically of atrocious hideousness... I shake my head as some people were commenting that they were glad that he was being taken off since he "killed a bunch of Indians and that he owned slaves"... Well if he wouldn't have done it, then someone else would have then, it was inevitable that it was going to happen... Jackson actually adopted one of the Indian children that was not killed in the slaughter and Jackson actually thought by moving them, he would save them from annihilation which would have been likely... Also many of our Founding Fathers owned slaves and I don't see them being removed from our money... Love him or hate him Jackson was for the common man unlike most politicians (especially in today's times)... I admire Harriet Tubman for the good that she did but not have her face on a note... I think like maybe a scene on the back of a bill of her helping slaves to freedom would be better fit to honor her... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This subject is trending on every paper money forum I participate, and what I've seen so far is there is virtually no one person the Treasury Department could have chosen that would make everybody happy. I agree with Steve in Tampa, but as many of us noticed, the main stream media did not exactly encourage acceptance of the proposed design. It looked like every news outlet Googled Tubman's image and then photo-shopped the grainy illustration onto a standard image of a twenty-dollar bill. Of course collectors know that the messy thrown-together illustrations, which accompanied most of the news stories, will not remotely resemble the final engraved design.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't want to sound argumentative, but some of our current notes are absolute stunners. Have you taken a good look at our current $50 ? The front has one of the best depictions of President Grant that you will see on any paper currency large or small, and the colors are like a rainbow note of old. The back has a beautiful engraving of the U.S.Capitol Building in all it's glory. I bet if you were able to show this note to people back in the early 20th century, they would have been impressed.   |
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