What US currency president would you change?

by **Christmahanikwanzikah** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:50 pm

Peddieville wrote:Who voted for George Washington?

Me. You mind going back and reading my reasoning?

by **Tsa-la-gi Nation** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:50 pm

Grays Harbor wrote:
Tsa-la-gi Nation wrote:
Island sodor wrote:The $500 to JFK, because he is one of America's greatest presidents.

I agree that JFK would be a good idea on a bill, but why would you replace McKinley?...or do you just like the idea that JFK should be on the $500?

Kennedy is already on the half dollar coin. And the US does not make $500 any more. $100 is the largest bill currently made.

But aren't we printing money like mad! At this rate $500 now will be worth $100 before the banking crisis! Maybe we should start printing larger bills again?

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:51 pm

Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:
Peddieville wrote:Who voted for George Washington?

Me. You mind going back and reading my reasoning?

Sorry, missed that.

by **Buxtahatche** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:51 pm

Tossup between Jackson and Grant... the two biggest war criminals this nation has ever known. :evil:

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:53 pm

Buxtahatche wrote:Tossup between Jackson and Grant... the two biggest war criminals this nation has ever known.

Grant wasn't really a war criminal, more like Sherman.
No argument on Jackson.

by **Tsa-la-gi Nation** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:54 pm

Buxtahatche wrote:Tossup between Jackson and Grant... the two biggest war criminals this nation has ever known.

Why Grant a war criminal...Sherman maybe...but Grant?

by **Christmahanikwanzikah** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:54 pm

Peddieville wrote:
Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:
Peddieville wrote:Who voted for George Washington?

Me. You mind going back and reading my reasoning?

Sorry, missed that.

'S okay. It's pretty funny how his face is on one of the most ubiquitous currency denominations...

by **Samatolian City-States** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:55 pm

Lackadaisical2 wrote:
Peddieville wrote:
Conserative Morality wrote:
Samatolian City-States wrote:I'd swap out Andrew Jackson for Thomas Paine on the $20.

I second this motion.

Agreed. Thomas Paine never gets enough respect.

I like the idea of Paine bills, however I rather liked Jackson, he was a complete badass. I'd like to see him resurected and have a fist fight between him and Putin.

Hmm. Washington already has the dollar, correct? So why do we need him on the quarter?

by **Didierstan** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:56 pm

Franklin, he wasn't a president and Uylesses S. Grant because he wasn't a president either. Put Teddy on a bill or something.

by **Grays Harbor** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:56 pm

Peddieville wrote:
Buxtahatche wrote:Tossup between Jackson and Grant... the two biggest war criminals this nation has ever known.

Grant wasn't really a war criminal, more like Sherman.
No argument on Jackson.

There is a museum near where I live (I live in Georgia) that has the mens restroom labeled "Shermans Headquarters", and there are pictures of him above each urinal. He is still not looked kindly upon in many parts of Georgia and South Carolina.

by **Tsa-la-gi Nation** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:56 pm

Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:
Peddieville wrote:
Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:
Peddieville wrote:Who voted for George Washington?

Me. You mind going back and reading my reasoning?

Sorry, missed that.

'S okay. It's pretty funny how his face is on one of the most ubiquitous currency denominations...

The Iroquis would agree with your vote.

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:59 pm

Didierstan wrote:Franklin, he wasn't a president and Uylesses S. Grant because he wasn't a president either. Put Teddy on a bill or something.

Except for the part where he was.

by **Obamas Ideology** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:59 pm

We only need one man’s face on our money. The Alpha and the Omega, Barack Obama.

We could just do various poses to tell them apart.

by **Lackadaisical2** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:59 pm

Samatolian City-States wrote:
Lackadaisical2 wrote:
Peddieville wrote:
Conserative Morality wrote:
Samatolian City-States wrote:I'd swap out Andrew Jackson for Thomas Paine on the $20.

I second this motion.

Agreed. Thomas Paine never gets enough respect.

I like the idea of Paine bills, however I rather liked Jackson, he was a complete badass. I'd like to see him resurected and have a fist fight between him and Putin.

Hmm. Washington already has the dollar, correct? So why do we need him on the quarter?

Thats a good point... I'd go for taking wahsington off of one of the two of 'em. Cool guy and all, but theres no reason to treat him like a demigod, when theres a lot of other people we could/should honor as well.

by **Christmahanikwanzikah** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:59 pm

Tsa-la-gi Nation wrote:
Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:
Peddieville wrote:
Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:
Peddieville wrote:Who voted for George Washington?

Me. You mind going back and reading my reasoning?

Sorry, missed that.

'S okay. It's pretty funny how his face is on one of the most ubiquitous currency denominations...

The Iroquis would agree with your vote.

So would ol' George.

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:00 pm

Grays Harbor wrote:There is a museum near where I live (I live in Georgia) that has the mens restroom labeled "Shermans Headquarters", and there are pictures of him above each urinal. He is still not looked kindly upon in many parts of Georgia and South Carolina.

And for good reason. He basically pillaged and ransacked the South, although estimates on civilian casualties are pretty low.

P.S. 100th post

by **Tsa-la-gi Nation** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:02 pm

Obamas Ideology wrote:We only need one man’s face on our money. The Alpha and the Omega, Barack Obama.

We could just do various poses to tell them apart.

How about Fredrick Douglas? A great American, I think he would be an appropiate 1st African American on a bill.

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:02 pm

Lackadaisical2 wrote:Thats a good point... I'd go for taking wahsington off of one of the two of 'em. Cool guy and all, but theres no reason to treat him like a demigod, when theres a lot of other people we could/should honor as well.

Washington was very clear that he neither wanted to be a monarch nor a god. Treating him as such is disrespectful to his memory. I'd keep him on one, though.

by **Obamas Ideology** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:02 pm

Tsa-la-gi Nation wrote:
Obamas Ideology wrote:We only need one man’s face on our money. The Alpha and the Omega, Barack Obama.

We could just do various poses to tell them apart.

How about Fredrick Douglas? A great American, I think he would be an appropiate 1st African American on a bill.

Yeah, we could stick him in there too, we'd just have to be sure Obama's picture was on the same bill and much larger.

by **Grays Harbor** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:03 pm

Obamas Ideology wrote:We only need one man’s face on our money. The Alpha and the Omega, Barack Obama.

We could just do various poses to tell them apart.

or then again, ... NOT

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:04 pm

Tsa-la-gi Nation wrote:How about Fredrick Douglas? A great American, I think he would be an appropiate 1st African American on a bill.

An excellent idea. Although with all the people whose names have been suggested so far, we might need more denominations.

by **Takaram** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:04 pm

Jackson. While I approved of his elimination of the national debt, the Trail of Tears was unforgivable.

by **Tsa-la-gi Nation** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:05 pm

Peddieville wrote:
Grays Harbor wrote:There is a museum near where I live (I live in Georgia) that has the mens restroom labeled "Shermans Headquarters", and there are pictures of him above each urinal. He is still not looked kindly upon in many parts of Georgia and South Carolina.

And for good reason. He basically pillaged and ransacked the South, although estimates on civilian casualties are pretty low.

P.S. 100th post

People starved after his army came. To be fair, William Quantrill was just as bad a Sherman (if not worse in some ways), he just didn't have nearly as many men under his command.

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:05 pm

Takaram wrote:Jackson. While I approved of his elimination of the national debt, the Trail of Tears was unforgivable.

The Trail of Tears was quite possibly the worst injustice ever carried out by the U.S. government. He really shouldn't get to be on the 20.

by **Peddieville** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:07 pm

Tsa-la-gi Nation wrote:People starved after his army came. To be fair, William Quantrill was just as bad a Sherman (if not worse in some ways), he just didn't have nearly as many men under his command.

Starvation follows every army, although, to be fair, Sherman' scorched earth policy definately didn't help.

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