Comments on: American Currency is Ugly. http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly Ramblings and other crap Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:17:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joe Eversole http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly/comment-page-1#comment-105 Joe Eversole Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:55:22 +0000 http://wp-dev.recompiled.org/2005/12/15/american-currency-is-ugly/#comment-105 <p>World Markets aren't the people who get freaked out by changes in currency design. It's people in poor countries. Unfortunately, my Google-fu is failing me and I cannot find it.. but I distinctly recall reading a story about how the US Government was distributing fliers around Russia telling people that their $100 bills will remain just as valid and worth just as much after the redesigned bills came out. Since the US Dollar was stable (at the time, at least) compared to the Russian currency, people would buy $100 bills and hide them, knowing they wouldn't be worthless the next day.</p> <p>It's just a matter of time before the Euro takes over the dollar as the international currency of preference. Economists have argued that since the EU first started talking about a unified currency.</p> World Markets aren’t the people who get freaked out by changes in currency design. It’s people in poor countries. Unfortunately, my Google-fu is failing me and I cannot find it.. but I distinctly recall reading a story about how the US Government was distributing fliers around Russia telling people that their $100 bills will remain just as valid and worth just as much after the redesigned bills came out. Since the US Dollar was stable (at the time, at least) compared to the Russian currency, people would buy $100 bills and hide them, knowing they wouldn’t be worthless the next day.

It’s just a matter of time before the Euro takes over the dollar as the international currency of preference. Economists have argued that since the EU first started talking about a unified currency.

]]> By: Robin http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly/comment-page-1#comment-104 Robin Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:53:46 +0000 http://wp-dev.recompiled.org/2005/12/15/american-currency-is-ugly/#comment-104 <p>Ugly, yes but definitely the most stable currency. EXCUSE ME?!?</p> <p>for your information the American Dollar is one of the most unstable currencies in the world, let alone one of the most ugly. even though the US dollar hasn't collapsed.. yet, It is still nothing compared to our european currencies like the EURO.</p> <p>So stable? Maybe in your "American" dreams</p> Ugly, yes but definitely the most stable currency. EXCUSE ME?!?

for your information the American Dollar is one of the most unstable currencies in the world, let alone one of the most ugly. even though the US dollar hasn’t collapsed.. yet, It is still nothing compared to our european currencies like the EURO.

So stable? Maybe in your “American” dreams

]]> By: jbjk http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly/comment-page-1#comment-103 jbjk Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:13:20 +0000 http://wp-dev.recompiled.org/2005/12/15/american-currency-is-ugly/#comment-103 <p>Stable?????????? What planet are you from "the ole greenback" has been dropping in value like a rock for almost 2 years. I'd rather have all my money in Pesos, and yes they look nicer too.</p> Stable?????????? What planet are you from “the ole greenback” has been dropping in value like a rock for almost 2 years. I’d rather have all my money in Pesos, and yes they look nicer too.

]]> By: tdp http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly/comment-page-1#comment-102 tdp Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:09:45 +0000 http://wp-dev.recompiled.org/2005/12/15/american-currency-is-ugly/#comment-102 <p>Ugly, yes but definitely the most stable currency.</p> <p>If my memory serves me, the government HAS plans to "colour up" the ole greenback and add more security features but the plan is to do it over a period of several years, stretching it out so the US and world markets don't lose faith in our paper money.</p> <p>By the time it gets anything like the Swiss franc, Euro, and the once beautiful Dutch guilder, we wont remember when it was anything different.</p> Ugly, yes but definitely the most stable currency.

If my memory serves me, the government HAS plans to “colour up” the ole greenback and add more security features but the plan is to do it over a period of several years, stretching it out so the US and world markets don’t lose faith in our paper money.

By the time it gets anything like the Swiss franc, Euro, and the once beautiful Dutch guilder, we wont remember when it was anything different.

]]> By: vvh http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly/comment-page-1#comment-100 vvh Sun, 27 Aug 2006 06:39:10 +0000 http://wp-dev.recompiled.org/2005/12/15/american-currency-is-ugly/#comment-100 <p>i was told once that the forgery of american currnecy had (has) some kind of use in the conduct of the United States Foreign policies, the availability of cash for weapons trade, the work of the NSA and the CIA worldwide, and that making the dollar note more copy proof would inhibit the work of these agencies....? that counterfeit currency actually is an asset to the Fed?? i am sorry to have forgotten the actual logic behind this theory - can anyone elucidate me?</p> i was told once that the forgery of american currnecy had (has) some kind of use in the conduct of the United States Foreign policies, the availability of cash for weapons trade, the work of the NSA and the CIA worldwide, and that making the dollar note more copy proof would inhibit the work of these agencies….? that counterfeit currency actually is an asset to the Fed?? i am sorry to have forgotten the actual logic behind this theory - can anyone elucidate me?

]]> By: jt http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly/comment-page-1#comment-98 jt Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:03:44 +0000 http://wp-dev.recompiled.org/2005/12/15/american-currency-is-ugly/#comment-98 <p>ugly currency, the ugly American mmmmm</p> ugly currency, the ugly American mmmmm

]]> By: David http://www.recompiled.org/random/american-currency-is-ugly/comment-page-1#comment-93 David Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:07:12 +0000 http://wp-dev.recompiled.org/2005/12/15/american-currency-is-ugly/#comment-93 <p>I'd be happy to take all that ugly currency off your hands.</p> I’d be happy to take all that ugly currency off your hands.

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