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Appalling yes, although it looks to me like the child was not actually charged with a felony, so you may want to consider revising your thread title.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Rest in Peace
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Rare form of currency. Lordy. This isn't the first time similar reports have arisen.
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This is a perfect example of why our education system is failing. Not only did the school official taking the money not know about this valid currency, the police, other school officials and others were all guilty of ignorance. Sad really. Glad she didn't have a really bad experience with the police though.
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 Education is so lacking. |
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You should see what happens when I spend $2 bills, halves, and dollar coins of various sizes at McDonald's. The results are hilarious! Some go as far as asking their manager if they are real!  |
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There's a local here, his walking-around money always has several $2 bills, enjoys spending them and getting the comments.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I feel like I've read/seen this story before, perhaps right here on CCF. There is no date mentioned in the article of when this happened but I do recognize the name of the High School.
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Yes, This is a old story.
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I even mentioned it in a thread last week or so ago. This young lady got a real world education, but not from our woundedfull Public Fool System. Sorry any teachers, have 2 in my family one has quit entirely to grade prospective student teachers, other is now part-time at a private school because of what she was forced to "teach" aka "indoctrinate with agendized propaganda"(her words)
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12/30/2017 5:36 pm
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 Sad state of affairs these days ..... Wicked to say the least! |
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Hmmm, obviously history of the American monetary system is not high priority with those educators. Wonder if they would have accepted Susan B Anthony dollars or Sacagawea dollars or even the Presidential dollars. Probably not. Of course this is just the beginning of the conspiracy to abolish all physical currency and use only electronic money so "they" can control it all. |
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Perhaps this would not have happened in Canada or Australia. He would have gotten away with it if he had paid with a $2 coin ! Have no fear: the burger joints will accept Bitcoin payments sooner or later. The Australian Go'ment is thinking of abolishing Goods and Services Tax from Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Edited by sel_69l
01/01/2018 12:46 am
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Sounds like it is time to kick off the new year with a trip to the credit union and purchase a strap of $2 and "populate" the local area...and educate a few as well.
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Hmmmm, here's an excerpt from a New York Times editorial: Quote:
The other day at Dig Inn, a just-opened lunch spot on Broadway and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan, Shania Bryant committed a consumer faux pas. She placed her order for chicken and brown rice and yams, and when she got to the register, she held out a $50 bill.
"Sorry," the cashier told her. "We don't take cash." Not, "We don't take $50s." No cash. Period.
"What?" Ms. Bryant asked.
The cashier patiently explained. Credit and debit cards were fine, as was the easy-to-download Dig Inn phone app. But the almighty dollar was powerless.
"I've never experienced that before," said Ms. Bryant, 20, an assistant to a designer. "I guess we're in new times."
Indeed. Cashless businesses were once an isolated phenomenon, but now, similarly jarring experiences can be had across the street at Sweetgreen, or two blocks up at Two Forks, or next door to Two Forks at Dos Toros, or over on 41st Street at Bluestone Lane coffee. In Midtown and some other neighborhoods across New York City, cashless is fast on its way to becoming normal. Edited by techwriter
01/01/2018 12:53 am
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