OT: Andrew Jackdon being dropped from the $20

[57stratdawg]

For Harriet Tubman.

Careful. Don't want to come across as a racist/sexist.

 

[LandArchDawg]

Probably wise. He did break nearly all the treaties with the indians.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Madebetter sense to move him than Hamilton...

Jackson was anti-Bank after all.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

I was gonna say, Murllenz to the "dub"!

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

That's poppycock. He's the only person on our currency to win a duel. How many duels did Tubman win?

 

[121Josey]

Careful. Don't want to come across as a racist/sexist.

I thought she deserved a higher denomination than $20. But that might have been interpreted as less in circulation. Speaking of interpretation, I guess those prez who are on both billz and coinz can call white privilege now.**

 

[ShrubDog]

To much green space on the $20 bill.


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[WrapItDog]

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[coach66]

He had a good run, 2008 with the banks would have caused him to self combust

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[Sutterkane]

It's worth roughly 1 dollar vs 1913 dollars anyway. Thanks Federal Reserve.

 

[dorndawg]

Sure, I mean, it's not like inflation is real or anything**

 

[Shmuley]

95% of the black population say, "Who?"

 

[patdog]

More than half the population says, "What's paper money?"

 

[MagicDawg]

The headline should be "$20 bill to ditch white, slave-owning Democrat in favor of black, gun-owning Republican."

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Ha

 

[Hump4Hoops]

It's a step in the right direction. I'm not a fan of presidents on money.

We have Ben Franklin on the 100, but we can do more. Tesla, Einstein, Marie Curie, Issac Newton, and a whole host of other great minds are on money all over the world.

Give me Edwin Hubble and Josiah Willard Gibbs. Hell, I find it ridiculous that the back of most bills are buildings, instead of the ******* moon landing and such.

I'm also a "E Pluribus Unum" > "In God We Trust" guy, but that's another topic for another day.

 

[Digging dog]

My 20's are always escaping from my wallet anyway. ****

 

[Will James]

My 20's are always escaping from my wallet anyway. ****

Nice. Also an argument to be made to put Bill Clinton on the 1$ bill for its most famous usage.

 

[ShrubDog]

I read an article last year on a bill being introduced to put Obomo on the new fifty cent piece next year.

 

[MaroonNation]

. Tesla, Einstein, Marie Curie, Issac Newton, Edwin Hubble

None of them are US citizens. Einstein escaped here prior to outbreak of WWII. Tesla was Italian, Marie Curie Was French, Sir Isaac Newton was British.

 

[dawgstudent]

He was saying those people are on currency throughout the world.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Those building are real though...

 

[EurekaDog]

The last POTUS that made a serious effort to eliminate the national debt. (NM)

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[RocketDawg]

None of them are US citizens. Einstein escaped here prior to outbreak of WWII. Tesla was Italian, Marie Curie Was French, Sir Isaac Newton was British.

And Tubman, Obama, and King are Africans. ** (Nobody's mentioned it, but looks like MLK will be on the $5 bill).

 

[Will James]

Cheap pandering. We have some people that changed the course of humanity. Irreplaceable. Not saying Jackson is one but Tubman??

Rockefeller, Carnegie, Ford, Morgan, etc.

 

[ArcherSPS]

Good god shut the hell up. The woman was responsible for leading 1,000s of slaves to freedom and inspiring even more to escape.

 

[Shmuley]

^^^ Intends to ask for two $10s every time he's offered a $20.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

Que up some commemorate $100 bills, in honor of Ole Miss distributing so many $100 each year---mostly in February. **

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[DerHntr]

Cheap pandering. We have some people that changed the course of humanity. Irreplaceable. Not saying Jackson is one but Tubman??

Rockefeller, Carnegie, Ford, Morgan, etc.

At least you are consistent with your views

 

[mcdawg22]

I read an article last year on a bill being introduced to put Obomo on the new fifty cent piece next year.

I'm sure it was from a reputable news source. Probably the same one that reported a bill to ask for a third term. Or it was one of those looney tunes Senators propose stupid **** like this all the time.

 

[DerHntr]

I'm sure it was from a reputable news source. Probably the same one that reported a bill to ask for a third term.

I agree some are much worse than others, but are there any reputable news sources left?

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

In honor of the whole 420 thing we could have "Weed money" like Benin.
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[BeardoMSU]

The woman was responsible for leading 1,000s of slaves to freedom and inspiring even more to escape.

He probably thinks she was a lawbreaker.

 

[Will James]

At least you are consistent with your views

We have six major bills in circulation.... Six. Harriet Tubman is not top 6, sorry she's not. Jackson's not and ******* US Grant definitely ain't.

Lincoln and Washington are far and away the most deserving. Hamilton is deserving.

That leaves the 20, 50, and 100.

20- Andrew Carnegie or Thomas Edison
50- Douglas MacArthur
100- Ben Franklin

Not going for politically correct history. We are the most important country in world history and our top 6 is a very exclusive club that Harriet Tubman does not make.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Agreed. Pretty obvious someone said, "we need more diversity on our money", instead of, "who's most deserving to be on our money?"

 

[patdog]

Tesla and Einstein were both naturalized US citizens. Tesla was Serbian, BTW, not Italian.

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

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That's a man, baby. Might go for Tubman as well.

 

[mcdawg22]

We have six major bills in circulation.... Six. Harriet Tubman is not top 6, sorry she's not. Jackson's not and ******* US Grant definitely ain't.

Lincoln and Washington are far and away the most deserving. Hamilton is deserving.

That leaves the 20, 50, and 100.

20- Andrew Carnegie or Thomas Edison
50- Douglas MacArthur
100- Ben Franklin

Not going for politically correct history. We are the most important country in world history and our top 6 is a very exclusive club that Harriet Tubman does not make.

Those points may be valid but I think Der's point was they are coming from you. If Neil Degrasse Tyson says Harriet Tubman doesn't belong on the 20, I would view it differently than if Mark Furman said the same.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Agreed. Pretty obvious someone said, "we need more diversity on our money", instead of, "who's most deserving to be on our money?"

I don't care who's on my paper as long as it's still worth the same. However, you bring up a good point. Deserve & earn have nothing to with the attitude sweeping the nation. I honestly think we've regressed as a society due to social media. Like Gutenberg's printing press it can & will do so much good (I assume) but at the outset, the fringe takes hold to get their wants, not needs, met.

 

[seshomoru]

Washington, N. Armstrong, Sacagawea, the Hubble telescope, Lincoln, MLK

Off the top of my head, there's my six. I wouldn't mind a permanent spot on the one for Washington and a running rotation of notable Americans, or american engineering feats on the rest. Ok, so maybe I'd just love the reaction of some people when Obama was put on a note at some point for being the first black president.