Posted on 05/20/2008 7:56:57 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
“Paper money discriminates against blind.”
Paper money discriminates against the poor.
I think that judges have nothing else to do than to create havoc in this nation.
OR ... we could just recognize that there will always be citizens among us that need a little assistance with everyday tasks and help them out as much as we can. What a concept!
Oh, for God’s sake! Aren’t there a few more important issues than this?
Exactly. My first thought when I read this article was how we were going to accomodate those just too darned ignorant to tell bills apart. It’s coming ... bet on it.
“Paper” money discriminates against us all.................
Congressman Billybob
And radio discriminates against the deaf. Radio must now provide written text for the deaf. Everything that the announcer says must be printed out and come out of the radio - we can’t discriminate!
And cars discriminate against the blind. Cars must now be driveable by the blind, with Braille markings on the shift and steering wheel.
Here’s one to think of. Putting Braille markings on paper money will very rapidly be followed by criminals pressing those markings out of the money and creating NEW Braille markings with the WRONG denomination. Thus the blind will be defrauded.
May I be the first to suggest “Talking Money”? You pull it out of your wallet and a little chip in it shouts “I’m a five...I’m a five...I’m a five...” Kind of like the talking greeting cards...Of course, it would make theives jobs easier, they just have to listen for an opportunity...then it also discriminates against the deaf...oh well, money talks but “you know what” walks...
For one thing it takes us for fools for it is an oxymoron...if it's paper, it ain't money.
At one time in America the "certificates" were redeemable for Silver...now they are not certificates, they are "notes" from a phony "bank" and are irredeemable so they literally have less value than the cost of producing them.
Who sued on this case and why did they have standing in the Fed courts?
Lots of good lawsuits get thrown out because the court says there is no standing.
I’ve often wondered why the drive up ATMs at my local bank have braille on them for the slots where the card goes, the deposits go in and the cash come out.
Of course, the rest of the machine is a touch screen.
Plus, it’s a drive up ATM.
But I guess it’s in accordance with some law somewhere.
Better get car manufacturers to stop discriminating against blind drivers too.
The man in Monty Python’s Life of Brian cannot bear a baby because he has no womb, that is certainly not through any oppression by the Romans on the Peoples Front Of Judia.
Yeah, I disagree with setting our laws by what other nations do.
I KNOW we don’t need courts telling us how to print money. They aren’t given that power in the Constitution.
There IS money that can be determined by the blind (coinage up to 1 dollar). This’ll be another excuse to print even more play money and to encourage us to shift to e-money.
You mean the blind and deaf (Hellen Kellers) QFT!
good point. The whole seeing world is in a conspiracy to keep things from the blind.
Let’s use this to our advantage then. Spending public money on “art” and fancy architecture is discriminatory to the blind. End art financing.
Paper money discriminates against me too! I just can’t get it to come to my wallet, even for a visit. Oh, sure maybe a one will show for a ‘hello’ but the really important guys never come around, you know, the ‘fiftys and hundreds’. I’ve tried to make friends with them but they all say they’ve hired out to someone else. (huge sigh)
If any of you have any old worn and useless paper monies about just send them to my house where they will treated as welcome strangers. thanks.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld a ruling that could force the U.S. to redesign its money so blind people can distinguish between values.....
And why the hell not?....It’s only taxpayer money being flushed to pay for it!
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