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In defense of the $20 bill.

terry
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#9

04-23-2016, 10:50 AM

(This post was last modified: 04-23-2016, 10:57 AM by terry.)

(04-23-2016, 09:41 AM)martyup link Wrote:I would vote to leave our currency alone.Â It should not be subject to the whims of political correctness.

It seems to me that the currency already was "subject to whims of political correctness" when Jackson was chosen for the $20 bill back in 1928.

Previous $20 notes bore the portraits of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Daniel Manning, James Garfield, John Marshall, Stephen Decatur, Grover Cleveland, and Hugh McCullough. Those choices were politically influenced too. Those political choices eventually gave way to the choices of later times.

Why should the choice of Jackson be frozen in time, forever enshrining the political correctness of 1928?

[Image: 20-dollar-bill-040.jpg]

[Image: 20-dollar-bill-040.jpg]

Hugh McCullough, Secretary of the Treasury

[Image: 1891-10-silver-certificate-gem-uncirculated1.jpg]

[Image: 1891-10-silver-certificate-gem-uncirculated1.jpg]

Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury

[Image: 20-1880-1878-silver-certificate.jpg]

[Image: 20-1880-1878-silver-certificate.jpg]

Stephen Decatur, naval commander

[Image: 1910s-20-blue-seal-federal-reserve-note.jpg]

[Image: 1910s-20-blue-seal-federal-reserve-note.jpg]

Grover Cleveland

[Image: 1890s-twenty-dollar-treasury-note.jpg]

[Image: 1890s-twenty-dollar-treasury-note.jpg]

John Marshall

[Image: 20-1882-gold-certificate3.jpg]

[Image: 20-1882-gold-certificate3.jpg]

James Garfield

[Image: 1922-20-Gold-Certificate-Gem-Uncirculated.jpg]

[Image: 1922-20-Gold-Certificate-Gem-Uncirculated.jpg]

George Washington

[Image: 1870s-20-legal-tender-note.jpg]

[Image: 1870s-20-legal-tender-note.jpg]

Alexander Hamilton

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terry

04-23-2016, 10:50 AM

(This post was last modified: 04-23-2016, 10:57 AM by terry.)

(04-23-2016, 09:41 AM)martyup link Wrote:I would vote to leave our currency alone.Â It should not be subject to the whims of political correctness.

It seems to me that the currency already was "subject to whims of political correctness" when Jackson was chosen for the $20 bill back in 1928.

Previous $20 notes bore the portraits of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Daniel Manning, James Garfield, John Marshall, Stephen Decatur, Grover Cleveland, and Hugh McCullough. Those choices were politically influenced too. Those political choices eventually gave way to the choices of later times.

Why should the choice of Jackson be frozen in time, forever enshrining the political correctness of 1928?

[Image: 20-dollar-bill-040.jpg]

[Image: 20-dollar-bill-040.jpg]

Hugh McCullough, Secretary of the Treasury

[Image: 1891-10-silver-certificate-gem-uncirculated1.jpg]

[Image: 1891-10-silver-certificate-gem-uncirculated1.jpg]

Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury

[Image: 20-1880-1878-silver-certificate.jpg]

[Image: 20-1880-1878-silver-certificate.jpg]

Stephen Decatur, naval commander

[Image: 1910s-20-blue-seal-federal-reserve-note.jpg]

[Image: 1910s-20-blue-seal-federal-reserve-note.jpg]

Grover Cleveland

[Image: 1890s-twenty-dollar-treasury-note.jpg]

[Image: 1890s-twenty-dollar-treasury-note.jpg]

John Marshall

[Image: 20-1882-gold-certificate3.jpg]

[Image: 20-1882-gold-certificate3.jpg]

James Garfield

[Image: 1922-20-Gold-Certificate-Gem-Uncirculated.jpg]

[Image: 1922-20-Gold-Certificate-Gem-Uncirculated.jpg]

George Washington

[Image: 1870s-20-legal-tender-note.jpg]

[Image: 1870s-20-legal-tender-note.jpg]

Alexander Hamilton

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In defense of the $20 bill. - by Rally - 04-22-2016, 08:09 PM

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Re: In defense of the $20 bill. - by Boston Card - 04-22-2016, 09:11 PM

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Re: In defense of the $20 bill. - by jacketree - 04-23-2016, 10:34 AM

Re: In defense of the $20 bill. - by terry - 04-23-2016, 10:50 AM

Jackson not the est - by FrankO - 04-23-2016, 10:59 AM

Re: In defense of the $20 bill. - by yvonne - 04-23-2016, 11:10 AM

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