This will happen sometime within a decade unless we can stop it...
Posted on 04/19/2016 1:47:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
After much speculation on the possible replacement of Alexander Hamilton’s portrait on the $10 bill, it appears the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury will stay put on the heavily-circulated note. While the high-profile support voiced by the cast and creator of the popular Broadway musical, Hamilton, could not have hurt the founding father’s case to remain on the 10, it seems current Treasury Secretary Jack Lew counts himself among Hamilton’s admirers and was reluctant to replace him from the beginning.
This doesn’t mean things will stay as they are. CNN notes that a “mural-style depiction of the women’s suffrage movement” will be added to the back of the 10, in keeping with the Treasury’s stated intention of recognizing women’s contributions to the civic life of the nation.
Lew commented on the redesign process, telling CNBC, “When we started this conversation not quite a year ago, it wasn’t clear to me that millions of Americans were going to weigh in with their ideas.” He continued, “We’re not just talking about one bill. We’re talking about the $5, the $10, and the $20. We’re not just talking about one picture on one bill. We’re talking about using the front and the back of the bill to tell an exciting set of stories.”
Perhaps the most interesting new revelation concerns the $20 bill. The 20 had been singled out as particularly ripe for redesign due to the complicated legacy of our seventh President, Andrew Jackson, whose advocacy for the Indian Removal Act of 1830 troubles many. This change seemed to be postponed, however, as the 10 dollar bill was in greater need of an update to modernize anti-counterfeiting measures. Now it seems the Treasury will also go ahead with the change to the 20, adhering to the original proposal that a woman be featured on the note.
According to the CNN article, the updated $20 bill is unlikely to be issued until 2030. It also notes that future Treasury secretaries will have the power to adjust the proposed changes. Secretary Lew said the Treasury could make an official announcement regarding the alterations as early as this week.
Jackson and Polk would be considered as conservatives today.
Draw Groucho glasses on the replacement at every opportunity.
Also, she’s not the shade they’re after.
So sad, and so right.
If I’m not mistaken, I believe The Hildebeeste’s husband has been “The $3 Bill” for 20+ years now.
I will not use the new “affirmative action” 20’s ... all 10’s and 50’s from here on.
* the women’s suffrage movement” will be added to the back of the 10 *
There will be stacks and stacks of unused tens sitting in bank vaults next to the Susan B Anthony dollars...
I know of several indians in Oklahoma who will not accept a $20 bill because of Jackson’s image.
Will there even be a United States, let alone what the money will look like?
So? What about Sacajawea?
That's the way I look at it.
If there is a female historical American that is as *significant* as Jackson, then OK, fine.
But I can't think of one.
I think they should go with Lady Liberty.
She's been on currency for centuries and is still a powerful symbol.
Nor on any other denomination of US coin or currency.
That would be the only possible figure that would be remotely acceptable.
That’ll be a $20 with mustaches drawn on every one of them.
We both forgot our < /sarc > tags!
Harriet Tubman doesn’t even rise to the level of needing to learn about her life, much less being worthy of being placed along side the founders of our country and the greatest presidents.
The truth is, Harriet Tubman has been part of a desperate attempt to find significant black historical figures to cover in us history classes as a form of historical affirmative action.
Harriet Tubman did some good things, but face it, if she were white NO ONE would remember her and she sure as heck wouldn’t be placed alongside our nations greatest on our currency.
It’s sad really.
Harriet Tubman gets a participation ribbon she didn’t earn for being black. I guess it’s perfect for our time when you think about it.
This action opens the door to replacing all of the other Presidents on our bills with politically acceptable figures.
They will find something wrong with all the others when they apply today’s PC standards to yesterdays heroes.
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