Time to take Andrew Jackson off the $20

[cannon_fodder]

With whom shall we replace him?  Per my list above someone could be offended by nearly everyone else.  

As for putting a Native on our currency; not only would that offend many peoples in other tribes it would also be putting people that were decidedly NOT Citizens of the United States, and in fact fought their entire lives to avoid being under the control of the United States, on our currency.  That doesnt make much sense.  Robert E. Lee was a great warrior, a great leader, and as it turns out a great reconstructionist - shall we put him on our currency?  As noble as their battle may have been, fighting a country is rarely a path to coinage.  Just as many are offended by Jackson on currency for being an Indian fighter, so to would the ancestors of those killed "fighting for their country" in those  "Indian Wars" be offended by Geranimo [side note, Woolarock has a Geranimo signature on display with the explanation "Geranimo wrote this in 18XX, he wrote it from left to right and seemed to take much pride in it."  Worth seeing along with everything else there].


And if we are in to giving land back... lets return Alaska to Russia (Russia has long refused to acknowledge the sale, it being a personal act by the Czar of selling off land that belonged to the Russian people),  the Southwest, including California, to the Mexicans - which we took in a war just as surely as all native tribal lands, the entire Mississippi river basin to France (which was sold by their usurping dictator to fund his expansionist war without approval of the people of France).  We had also better return Puerto Rico to the Spanish, succeed Hawaii to the natives and let the tribes on the mainland fight each other for the lands - as they did more millennia before the Europeans came.  

Meanwhile, those of us without ENOUGH native blood to get a vote will pack up our **** and move back to Germany, Ireland, or Eastern Europe where we came from.  When I get back to Europe I plan on exacting my revenge on the protestants that took my ancestors lands in Prussia.  However, the Austrian nobles that my ancestors displaced will probably want the land back from me.  Which wont last long, because they took it from the Normans anyway.  Of course, the Normans would have to give it back to the Gauls.  Who took over from the Visigoths when they moved South.  Who were really just trying to take it back from the Romans, who took it from the Goths, who held it after removing the remnants of the huns. The huns of course held the land because the slaughtered whoever the hell held the lands before they got there. Hell, even god seems to be on board with this plan - do you think the land promised to 'his people' was empty when they marched in and took it?  Why do you think they marched on Jericho... to kill them and take their land.

Or... we could all get over it and just try to live as American's without a preface and do the best we can.  Regaurdless of what someone's great grandfather may have done to your great grandfather.

[RecycleMichael]

How about something besides a President?

An American Eagle...a picture of the Capital building...Elvis?

How about we sell the picture rights...kinda like product placement in every wallet?

A Nike swoosh...maybe a picture of Bill Gates...

[rwarn17588]

I want Johnny Cash on one of my dollar bills. []

[mdunn]

poke man figures!

[rwarn17588]

How about MLK? Seriously?

[waterboy]

I'm going with Jesus on the 100's, Allah on the 50's, the Pope on the 20's, Budda on the 10's and Geronimo on the one's.

This should stimulate people to save the large bills as they will revere their images. Meanwhile the lower denominations will encourage spending as Geronimo will end up in casinos and no one wants a Budda in their pocket. Of course Oprah will be on the larger $500 dollar bills as most of them are hers anyway.

[cannon_fodder]

quote: Allah on the 50'

Well that should go over well.  As I understand it, most Muslims int he world are highly tolerant of images of Mo being published.  Not to mention having Jesus on a higher bill!

The only solution is to issue currency based on wealth.  We got Bill Gates on the 100, Warren E. Buffett, Jim Walton on the 50, Michael Dell on the 20, Brin & Page and the Google logo on the $10, the Donald on the $5, and Oprah on the $1.  I skipped many people that lack real identity and inserted Oprah for obvious reasons.  

Per coinage.  50 cents - rapper 50 cent.  25 - a giant phallic Prince symbol on one side and a karbola (sp?) symbolizing Madonna on the other, 10 - a collectors coin of Congressmen, like baseball cards  , 5 - whoever the sitting president is when its minted and for the penny...

the almighty penny should be a picture of the statue of liberty on one side and an image of the huddled masses on the other.  Just to remind us of where we really stand in the pecking order.

[cannon_fodder]

On a more serious note I would be happy to have MLK, Sitting Bull, or even Robert E. Lee.  All of which eventually decided they had to put down their arms and try to deal in a non-violent fashion.  

After reconsidering my above post, it wouldnt particularly bother me to have a person who was defiant to United States on our coinage if the context has been vindicated (MLK & sitting bull obvious.  Lee fought for his home despite a sense of loyalty to the United States, no references to atrocities, and a firm reconstructionist).  Though I suspect many others would.

[RecycleMichael]

I think the ten dollar bill should have the Ten Commandments and the five dollar bill the five or so commandments that people really follow...you know that people bear false witness against their neighbor, dishonor their parents, worship their possessions or American Idols, forget the Sabbath Day and do a lot of coveting their neighbor's wife.

[mdunn]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

How about MLK? Seriously?

He already has every inner city street in america named after him,how about Rocky Balboa??

[waterboy]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

quote: Allah on the 50'

Well that should go over well.  As I understand it, most Muslims int he world are highly tolerant of images of Mo being published.  Not to mention having Jesus on a higher bill!

The only solution is to issue currency based on wealth.  We got Bill Gates on the 100, Warren E. Buffett, Jim Walton on the 50, Michael Dell on the 20, Brin & Page and the Google logo on the $10, the Donald on the $5, and Oprah on the $1.  I skipped many people that lack real identity and inserted Oprah for obvious reasons.  

Per coinage.  50 cents - rapper 50 cent.  25 - a giant phallic Prince symbol on one side and a karbola (sp?) symbolizing Madonna on the other, 10 - a collectors coin of Congressmen, like baseball cards  , 5 - whoever the sitting president is when its minted and for the penny...

the almighty penny should be a picture of the statue of liberty on one side and an image of the huddled masses on the other.  Just to remind us of where we really stand in the pecking order.

I like those. Obviously you spent a little more time thinking about it than i did. []

[mdunn]

some people have far far far too much time to think!!!

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by Rico

quote:Originally posted by tim huntzinger

Am I the only one who is disgusted every time I see Andrew Jackson's hateful visage staring up at me from the $20 bill?

I hope not.  Congress should direct the Treasury to replace Jackson with Crazy Horse, Geronomo, or Sequoyah.

How about Heidi Fleiss....

The Congress could probably understand the meaning in that.

[}:)]

i think Heidi fleiss would have been better suited on the $100.

[shadows]

I cannot find a picture on the currency I use in this barter of exchange economy,   The only thing I find on my currency is "VISA" up in the corner.

Jesus would work on the 100's but there was no available picture painted or made of him during his ministry.   The Jew did not believe he was the fellow that was sent to eradicate them from the Roman Empire.  So they would possibly pile them up and burn them and we would have the cost of reprinting them.

[tim huntzinger]

Recycles, were you dissing me?  From this crowd, I reckoned those were serious suggestions! JK!

A Native on the bill was my first thought inasmuch as the crime agin humanity was against native peoples, but the murderous Jackson's replacement does not need to be a Native 'Mercan.

Remember, this is the most widely used American bill worldwide, sort of our ambassador of meaning.  The worthy 'Mercan who replaces the villian is not as great an issue for me, something for a task force or Committee to decide.