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Chan790

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27. Notable citizens.
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 08:28 AM
Jun 2013

I'm a strong proponent of the George Carlin $20, Albert Einstein $50 and we'll leave Ben Franklin on the $100. Of course, Mickey Mouse belongs on the $1, Elvis Presley on the $5 and Jim Thorpe on the $10 coins. No more paper money below $20. Further, we reinstate the $500 and $1000 to account for the reality of inflation...$100 doesn't buy what it did 10 years ago. Those are $500 Nathan Hale and $1000 Sally Ride.

I figure the conservatives will clamor that this is a ploy to keep Reagan off the currency so we relent and create a zero-cent coin that serves for flipping and as a marker...it's reflective of what a shitty job he did on the US economy and for the middle-class...Reagan zero-cent coins will be colloquially referred to as "assholes" after the noted actors most-prominent feature, the hole below his nose that shit came out of.

(You still have to be dead or never alive to appear on US currency though.)

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I would deface all Reagan bills Politicalboi Jun 2013 #1
Oh, the Sharpie would be at the ready. nt onehandle Jun 2013 #3
"In 1% Rule Over the Proles We BeLieve." - RepbliWankers (R-1%) Berlum Jun 2013 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author panader0 Jun 2013 #4
I don't want to see Reagan on money. HappyMe Jun 2013 #5
I'd be for removing presidents all together Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #6
Jeebus and the disciples? Star Wars characters? Woodland critters? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #8
Just numerals and seals Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #10
Notable citizens. Chan790 Jun 2013 #27
I would too. roamer65 Jun 2013 #22
I like that idea Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #26
Only 4%? Let's put him on the 0.04 cent piece. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #7
"Thirty-eight percent wouldn't mind Ronald Reagan gracing a new paper bill" marmar Jun 2013 #9
To paraphrase Stephen Colbert, the last 38% is usually backwash. Chiyo-chichi Jun 2013 #11
Take Lincoln off the penny and throw the fucker on it! zappaman Jun 2013 #12
That would kill the 1 cent coin. Not a bad idea. roamer65 Jun 2013 #23
I'd rather see Bonzo on the bills. asjr Jun 2013 #13
I'm still in favor of the George W Bush toilet paper, though. Orrex Jun 2013 #14
The $16Trillion dollar bill. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #15
I'm afraid madokie Jun 2013 #16
How about a $1 coin since no one likes those anyway DJ13 Jun 2013 #17
Ah, The Brazillion Dollar Bill. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #18
Well, to be fair, his face was on the end a $20 bill a lot for most of the '70's and '80's Erose999 Jun 2013 #19
Neither economic destroyer should be on our currency. HughBeaumont Jun 2013 #20
Only on monopoly money felix_numinous Jun 2013 #21
Either this or the $3 bill Major Nikon Jun 2013 #24
Is there a security thread in that note? TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #25
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