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“The U.S. discriminates against blind people by printing paper money that makes it impossible for them to distinguish the bills’ value, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.”
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- Written by Carmen Van Kerckhove
- May 22nd, 2008 at 5:32 am
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lori wrote:
I love the last sentence of that article: “Other countries have added such features, the court said, and the United States never explained what made its situation so unique.”
Posted 22 May 2008 at 6:55 pm ¶
miss girl wrote:
it’s terrible, but i admit that i never even thought that this was a problem for anyone, least of all the blind. tsk tsk to me and the u.s. mint.
Posted 23 May 2008 at 2:43 am ¶
Korolev wrote:
In Australia, all our bills are of a different size, as well as our coins.
I’ve never understood why the US doesn’t change it’s monetary system – for instance, it still insists on using paper money, while many have switched to using polymer bills. Polymer bills are great – they are very hard to rip or tear (unless done deliberately with some force), they don’t wear out quickly and they incorporate many advanced security features.
Also, Australian money is brightly coloured, with Green, Blue, Purple and Orange bills.
Posted 30 May 2008 at 9:08 pm ¶