2006-11-29 12:43:40 · 12 answers · asked by out8east2000 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
NO
it has never been an issue in the past, and the cost to do so would be astounding, let alone how does this judge propose getting all of the current currency out of circulation,WORLDWIDE??
isnt our national debt high enough already???
2006-11-29 12:48:31 · answer #1 · answered by mbm052969 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why not - it's not like the bills haven't changed a half dozen times in the last few years anyways - and it could well be that with proper Braille imprinted onto the bill, a blind person might well be able to detect a counterfeit bill quicker than a person who can see!
2006-11-29 12:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
yes and ANYONE who disagrees with this is a completely amoral jack@ss, to add to the sentiment why are we THE ONLY country not do so, as quoted in the news EVERY other country has bills discernible by size, braille , or other markings, I thought we were leaders if so we missed it here, and it was WELL within the judges right to rule based on the Americans with disabilities act, sometimes I read answers here and think some of you would like nothing better than to see the poor, the disabled, and the infirm to simply vanish
2006-11-29 14:29:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Canadian $10 bill I acquired, and they have braille on them, I though it was pretty interesting.
I think this is a great idea. I know that blind people fold their money a certain way, to distinguish it while it's in their wallet, but you'd need to find someone trustful to tell you what they are in the first place, and sometimes that could be hard.
2006-11-29 12:49:08 · answer #4 · answered by amg503 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, the blind already have hand held machines to tell them the difference between a $1 bill and a $20.
2006-11-29 12:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by maddog 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2006-11-29 12:51:45 · answer #6 · answered by csaw3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, hundreds of countries already do it.
We've already been through the process of new $5 $10 and $20 bill designs in the last decade and survived nicely. Change is possible.
2006-11-29 12:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by Gerty 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I see the point. And to be honest, it could be done with minimal change to the way we make money now.
Holes towards the center of the bill will do. Around the presidents name. Holes as braille.
Banks could even apply such a change to unmarked money given the proper devices.
in a format such as
0001 = $1
0005 = $5
0010 = $10
and so on
0's would be determined by the highest common dollar incirculation. I would guess we would keep it to 4 numerical places.
The braille hole method would be very cheap compared to other methods.
2006-11-29 12:45:26 · answer #8 · answered by kool_rock_ski_stickem 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Seems fair enough to me, the blind probably get ripped off a lot more than people care to admit.
2006-11-29 12:52:35 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs. Wizard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-11-29 12:57:33 · answer #10 · answered by helshire25 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋