Insult to injury
Not only has U.S. currency been horribly devalued under the Bush administration -- now it's been declared outright illegal.
Not only has U.S. currency been horribly devalued under the Bush administration -- now it's been declared outright illegal.
Comments (6)
Are ya blind, laddie?. U.S. currency isn't outright "illegal" for everyone. The illegal part comes with marriage. Once you're married or become a parent, it's outright illegal to possess U.S. currency.
Ask any husband. Or any parent with teenagers.
Posted by Robert Canfield | May 22, 2008 3:32 AM
Damn that Bush for making all the bills the same size!
Posted by Allan L. | May 22, 2008 7:15 AM
ROFL - ditto what Robert said!
BTW Jack, it was great to finally meet you down at KGW on election night.
Posted by Kevin Kamberg | May 22, 2008 7:59 AM
But if they change it, it will discriminate against me because it doesnt sit right in my wallet.
Maybe blind people should try a debit card.
Posted by Jon | May 22, 2008 10:09 AM
Well it's about time someone noticed. Now we can get rid of at least three types of bills and replace them with coins like the rest of the world.
Greg C
Posted by Greg C | May 22, 2008 12:49 PM
Vidiots who can only screen-stare and do not read, are likely to love this:
How To Pay For Anything With Blank Paper, (Derren Brown - NLP). -- Here's a great way to con people into accepting blank paper as money, enabling you to buy absolutely anything you would like, for free! Watch closely ....
And for righteous readers, what it says on the dollar bills is 'Counterfeit Made in USA' here: North Korea and the Supernote Enigma: Allegations that North Koreans are counterfeiting U.S. currency, by Gregory Elich, Global Research, May 7, 2008.
North Korea, it is often said, is a criminal state. One of the more persistent stories supporting that allegation is that the North Koreans are counterfeiting U.S. currency. Through repetition, the claim has taken on an aura of proven fact. This in turn has been cited as justification for everything ...
"It is not clear how much the U.S. Secret Service knows itself, or is allowed to know." The CIA is said to have a printing plant located north of Washington, DC, in which the same Giori printing presses are installed that are used in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. ... Everything is speculation at this point in time, but of all the various scenarios that have been suggested, it is this last one that is the most plausible. It is the only one where all of the pieces fit together into a coherent whole.
The U.S. still insists that it has solid evidence against North Korea, even though it won't reveal it. ... Given the Bush Administration's proclivity for mendacity, some measure of skepticism would seem to be called for. When looking at the facts alone, the only thing that can be said with certainty is that the source of supernotes has yet to be determined. As with all stories that the public is asked to accept on blind faith, the topic should be examined with critical thinking. At a minimum, the expectation of evidence should be the norm when unsubstantiated stories with a political point are told. Too often, credulity and misplaced trust in Western leaders have led to tragic consequences.
... man by the whirl pool, lookin' for a new friend, wants an 11-dollar bill, you only got 10. -- Bob Dylan
Posted by Tenskwatawa | May 22, 2008 2:53 PM