Money for the blind!?
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Money for the blind!?
Saw this on fox new's homepage, thought it was interesting.
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WASHINGTON — American paper money represents an unfair impediment to the blind, and the Treasury Department must come up with new U.S. currency to help the visually impaired use cash, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge James Robertson said keeping all U.S. currency the same size and texture violates the Rehabilitation Act...
U.S. District Judge James Robertson said keeping all U.S. currency the same size and texture violates the Rehabilitation Act...
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This is ridiculous. Makes you wonder how blind people have gotten by in this nation. What's funnier is that we're lving in an era where money is absolete compared to credit and debit cards. Hell, i've seen a blind man write a check perfectly too.
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There's already a solution to this problem: Change
It may sound heavy but consider how many things you actually pay for in cash now given debit cards. Also consider the fact we do have Sacagawea dollars the size of a quarter. Two rolls would be about $40-50 give or take. What's more cost effective? Buying a purse or "man bag" or redesigning and printing new currency?
It may sound heavy but consider how many things you actually pay for in cash now given debit cards. Also consider the fact we do have Sacagawea dollars the size of a quarter. Two rolls would be about $40-50 give or take. What's more cost effective? Buying a purse or "man bag" or redesigning and printing new currency?
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Originally Posted by irrational x
its not an entirely bad idea to use bills of different sizes.... but blind people is a stupid reason to do it.
