[Ace]

Blind people are counter Reagan revolutionary.

[Quest_techie]

FLAT CURRENCY FTW!

Yep, that's my rant.

f i a t

like the car

think nixon

[phatosealpha]

Oh, great scot, can't the blind use debit cards like everybody else?  Cash is soooo 1980's drug dealer.

[Kosh]

As nice as this would be to have, this is totally the wrong time to do it, and it's honestly not that big a deal. The blind have managed so far with the current bills, I'm sure they can wait two or three more years until the country stabilizes and stops hemorrhaging money.

There is never a "right time", the country has been hemorrhaging money for a long time, with no signs of stopping. When it comes to hurting people (like invading other countries), Bush will throw all the money in the world at it; but when it comes to helping people, suddenly he turns into a penny pincher.

On top of that, have you seen some dollar bills? They've been so worn out they're almost like printer paper. Imagine trying to keep small bumps on them while they're in constant circulation. I'm for the idea of the blind-enabled bills, but I'm afraid the execution will prove to be too difficult.

If it is so difficult, then why have so many countries done it successfully?

I guess we shouldn't be thinking about blind people and instead be thinking about helping the poor, disadvantaged vending machines. Who knew that they were more important......


EDIT: And yeah I do have some strong feelings about this. My ex-girlfriend is blind, and has done many things to help blind people in China. I guess this sort of rubbed off on me.

[Nuclear1]

As nice as this would be to have, this is totally the wrong time to do it, and it's honestly not that big a deal. The blind have managed so far with the current bills, I'm sure they can wait two or three more years until the country stabilizes and stops hemorrhaging money.

There is never a "right time", the country has been hemorrhaging money for a long time, with no signs of stopping. When it comes to hurting people (like invading other countries), Bush will throw all the money in the world at it; but when it comes to helping people, suddenly he turns into a penny pincher.

Do you think we're made of money Kosh?  It's not that the American people don't give a crap, it's just that we simply have bigger matters on our hands at the moment, like reforming Social Security for the much larger group of seniors, marriage rights for homosexuals, and a costly war.

Hell, I admire that you're keeping a watch out on these issues, but there's simply very little we can do about it at the moment.  Give us a little more time, four to six years at the most, and we'll hopefully have Iraq resolved to the point where we can focus more on domestic issues.

[Rictor]

I've got a fever, and the only cure is more Photoshop.



(ps Daredevil is gay)

[Quest_techie]

less so than aquaman


and, really, with inflation it's a miracle the blind aren't just asking for euro's anyhow

[Kosh]

less so than aquaman


and, really, with inflation it's a miracle the blind aren't just asking for euro's anyhow

Besides, Euro's are blind friendly.

[Unknown Target]

As nice as this would be to have, this is totally the wrong time to do it, and it's honestly not that big a deal. The blind have managed so far with the current bills, I'm sure they can wait two or three more years until the country stabilizes and stops hemorrhaging money.

There is never a "right time", the country has been hemorrhaging money for a long time, with no signs of stopping. When it comes to hurting people (like invading other countries), Bush will throw all the money in the world at it; but when it comes to helping people, suddenly he turns into a penny pincher.

Do you think we're made of money Kosh?  It's not that the American people don't give a crap, it's just that we simply have bigger matters on our hands at the moment, like reforming Social Security for the much larger group of seniors, marriage rights for homosexuals, and a costly war.

Hell, I admire that you're keeping a watch out on these issues, but there's simply very little we can do about it at the moment.  Give us a little more time, four to six years at the most, and we'll hopefully have Iraq resolved to the point where we can focus more on domestic issues.

QFT

[Quest_techie]

less so than aquaman


and, really, with inflation it's a miracle the blind aren't just asking for euro's anyhow

Besides, Euro's are blind friendly.

.....I'll pretend to be blind if I can start getting paid in euros.....

[Kosh]

Do you think we're made of money Kosh?  It's not that the American people don't give a crap, it's just that we simply have bigger matters on our hands at the moment, like reforming Social Security for the much larger group of seniors, marriage rights for homosexuals, and a costly war.

The US government has been running in the red (with a brief exception during a point in the clinton years) for 30 years. If it really wanted to it could do these things. It had enough money for star wars and some other far-fetched projects, it has enough money for a few bridges to nowhere alaska, so why doesn't it have enough now for the people who actually need it? My point is that if it can support the pet projects of congress (both parties), then why not something that would benefit people nationwide?

[Unknown Target]

Because for the amount of money spent, there are not enough beneficiaries. And Kosh, honestly, we have bigger concerns right now. Read nuclear_1's post for what I mean. We're more concerned about civil liberties, America's image, the poor (at least the dems), health care reform, etc etc etc, than to spend boat loads of money on something like this.

Like I said before; I'm for the project, against the execution. Wait a few years when we don't have twenty other things on the country's plate, then ask for something like this.

[Kosh]

We're more concerned about civil liberties, America's image, the poor (at least the dems), health care reform, etc etc etc, than to spend boat loads of money on something like this.

How do you think rerfusing to do this is going to make America look in the eyes of the other western countries? It is just going to hurt America's "image" even more.

[Unknown Target]

Since when in the past few years has the American government cared how it looked to international countries? That may change now that the Dems are in power, but still. On top of that, you can't run a government based on what "makes you look good" to other countries. On top of that, judging by the amount of media coverage that this has gotten at home and abroad, I really don't think any other countries care.

[Kosh]

Since when in the past few years has the American government cared how it looked to international countries? That may change now that the Dems are in power, but still. On top of that, you can't run a government based on what "makes you look good" to other countries. On top of that, judging by the amount of media coverage that this has gotten at home and abroad, I really don't think any other countries care.

You just said in your previous post that we should care about America's image.

[Maxwell]

I don't see why our government should care about what anyone but its own citizens think.

It is just going to hurt America's "image" even more.

Theres plenty of injustice in this world that the US will get the blame for regardless of what we do. 
People from other nations will find many bigger things to nitpick on than our currency, rest assured.

I don't think anyones saying that should not be done, eventually. It was poor oversight that we haven't done this before but theres also no need to jump the gun on a fix.
I'd say they take this into advisement and work it in with other upgrades.  That way we don't make yet another new set of bills and have a judge say "ho ho, you forgot {insert random thing} too!"...

[Nuclear1]

We're more concerned about civil liberties, America's image, the poor (at least the dems), health care reform, etc etc etc, than to spend boat loads of money on something like this.

How do you think rerfusing to do this is going to make America look in the eyes of the other western countries? It is just going to hurt America's "image" even more.

What do you think is going to hurt America's image more:  not changing our currency, or denying an entire minority the basic right to marriage guaranteed by the UDHR, a document recognized by dozens of nations?

The US government has been running in the red (with a brief exception during a point in the clinton years) for 30 years. If it really wanted to it could do these things. It had enough money for star wars and some other far-fetched projects, it has enough money for a few bridges to nowhere alaska, so why doesn't it have enough now for the people who actually need it? My point is that if it can support the pet projects of congress (both parties), then why not something that would benefit people nationwide?

Yes, I know about the national deficit.  However, the deficit has been worse than ever recently, meaning that we have to really worry about what we spend it on.  Don't think we can solve all of America's problems at our current point in time.  Frankly, the priorities have to lie with Social Security and the war on terror. 

I'll say it again, since you don't seem to be getting my message:  we know it's a problem, and we're concerned about it.  We're not cold-hearted bastards who want the blind to suffer or apathetic, stupid Americans who don't know better; we care, but we simply have to prioritize.

Since when in the past few years has the American government cared how it looked to international countries? That may change now that the Dems are in power, but still. On top of that, you can't run a government based on what "makes you look good" to other countries. On top of that, judging by the amount of media coverage that this has gotten at home and abroad, I really don't think any other countries care.

You just said in your previous post that we should care about America's image.

To some extent, we should care, because if other nations do see us as belligerent, wild cowboys, then we may have a problem in terms of fostering international cooperation.  However, I agree with Maxwell and UT in that a government should only have to appeal to its own citizenry, not the governments of other nations.  France, the UK, and China don't decide America's policy or government; the American people do.