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2001-12-31
People who believe in these stupid superstitions
are the same ones that oppose metric.
John
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Sent: Monday, 2001-12-31 10:09
Subject: [USMA:17015] Re: Coins (on
topic?)
In a message dated
2001-12-31 08:25:42 Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
2001-12-31
They can replace the 1 $ bill in printing with the 2 $
bill. One of the excuses of not wanting a coin is that to make change
for a 5 $ bill a person would end up with 5 heavy coins. Not true if
the 2 $ bill is included. Then you can have any combination of coin
and paper. From 5 coins if needed, to one coin and 2 bills.
There is always a sensible way to accomplish a
something. But, the Americans can't seem to do it. We always
have an excuse. Sooner or later, we are going to excuse ourselves into
a third world country.
Another advantage of the 2 dollar bill, is it would
supplement the 1 $ coin until there is enough 1 $ coins to equal the amount
of 1 $ bills in circulation.
John
That's how Canada phased out the $1 bill -- but of
course the $2 bill was always much more widely used there anyway.
Has
anyone heard of the strange superstition about the $2 bill, where if you get
one you need to tear off one corner or it's bad luck, and woe unto you if you
get one with all four corners torn off? People do a whole boatload of
irrational things.
Carleton
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