And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Bring back the 500
Leave McKinley on the front, but I nominate the following for the reverse:
You could put Obama, Hillary Clinton, Biden, and Trump on them as a reminder of whom all helped caused the inflation necessitated for the $1,000 and $5,000 re-introduction. ....and in certain jurisdictions if your wallet with either bill is stolen, boom -instant felony!
I get the animus against Hilary but she was never in a position to have any impact on inflation. If we are going to throw anyone we dislike on a bill I vote for Martin Shkreli and Elon Musk. Two of the most disliked people in America
Paper and coin currency are going away. The European Union is on the brink of digital currency and it'll be here in the not too distant future. BTW, the two on the reverse: Laurel & Hardy
Until they had a computer glitch and people could not buy anything…. Sweden, who was a leading proponent of all digital, not tells citizens to keep some Kroners on hand
Even better if all our currency was silver certificates and backed with hard currency. But the banks would all have to give up their counterfeiting operations.
As long as we're altering currency, retire the $1 bill in favor of the dollar coin and the $2 dollar bill. With the demise of the penny, cash registers would not have to be changed. Besides, the dollar bill wears out so fast (about 7 years) compared with the 30 year lifespan of a US coin. Like the idea of the $500 bill. When I reported for duty in San Diego after boot camp, a $500 bill was part of my first pay. Cool.
These days, the $1,000 and $5,000 bills would be more useful.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I'd support reviving those too. Maybe use the woodcutter version, and/or the Indian chief/buffalo for the other.
DeleteYou could put Obama, Hillary Clinton, Biden, and Trump on them as a reminder of whom all helped caused the inflation necessitated for the $1,000 and $5,000 re-introduction.
Delete....and in certain jurisdictions if your wallet with either bill is stolen, boom -instant felony!
Upside down.
DeleteI get the animus against Hilary but she was never in a position to have any impact on inflation. If we are going to throw anyone we dislike on a bill I vote for Martin Shkreli and Elon Musk. Two of the most disliked people in America
DeleteThe denominations are not intended to be useful.
DeleteLooks like Beethoven and Brahms.
ReplyDeleteRobert Futon & Samuel Morse
ReplyDeleteYou are correct!
DeletePaper and coin currency are going away. The European Union is on the brink of digital currency and it'll be here in the not too distant future. BTW, the two on the reverse: Laurel & Hardy
ReplyDeleteThis ^
DeleteUntil they had a computer glitch and people could not buy anything…. Sweden, who was a leading proponent of all digital, not tells citizens to keep some Kroners on hand
DeleteEven better if all our currency was silver certificates and backed with hard currency. But the banks would all have to give up their counterfeiting operations.
ReplyDeleteNot going back to that with silver needed for electronics and more specifically solar.
DeleteAdam Smith and Karl Marx.
ReplyDeleteIf a new bill came to be, it’d probably be Trump in all three spots.
I thought you’d like the Karl Marx guess. :)
tom hanks
ReplyDeleteAlbert Gallatin and Lysander Spooner? If not, they'd still be good options.
ReplyDeleteAdam Smith and General Rufus Thibodaux-Landry Beauregard, III.
ReplyDeleteAs long as we're altering currency, retire the $1 bill in favor of the dollar coin and the $2 dollar bill. With the demise of the penny, cash registers would not have to be changed. Besides, the dollar bill wears out so fast (about 7 years) compared with the 30 year lifespan of a US coin.
ReplyDeleteLike the idea of the $500 bill. When I reported for duty in San Diego after boot camp, a $500 bill was part of my first pay. Cool.