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Stunning New Dollar Bill Designs
From The Daily Capitalist
I don't know about you, but this should be the new currency. These are designed by Dean Potter. For information see the Dollar ReDe$ign Project.
Of course, a gold certificate would be better, but if I'm going to carry around fiat money, this is it. For those of you who would miss dead presidents on our currency, I say, why? In the days when we had real money, gold, our coins were decorated with the head of Miss Liberty which signifies the ideals of our Republic. If you go back in history, most coinage was decorated with the head of the sovereign. Miss Liberty was a radical decision to depart from the past. We have elevated our presidents to the level of kings and gods on our currency. I think they should be retired. I like the idea of Dickinson, Ellington, and Twain because they've done a lot for me rather than to me. If you want a dead president, there is always this:
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I think he was just using it as an example, not how it should be.
But I love your comment!
There is exactly enough gold in the world to take the place of all paper money.
The question is one of price.
Just because Gold is $1166 an ounce doesn't mean it would function any differently at $1166 a gram.
As the Austrians say. Whatever amount of money is in the economy is exactly enough.
Prices adjust accordingly.
PLEASE don't tell us that you seriously buy that 3rd-grade level non-argument of "not enough gold in the world" to back our money! That is such an utterly specious and ridiculous statement that it is demeaning to have to continually address and refute it once again.
But for the record, there is ALWAYS enough gold to institute a gold standard! It is just a question of how high a nominal gold price would be necessary to back the desired amount of currency.
For anyone who believes otherwise, I always like to ask them to tell me just how much WOULD be "enough gold"? That always shuts them up, because the question is logically absurd, and cannot be answered.
akak
knowledge of gold , and basic austrian economics is lost on the generation of 3 for a dollar macdonald .
and the zit kids ,
The young Master Bates (aka "Johnny" somethingorother) being a prime example.
I sure do like to tangle with that little whippersnapper.
Yeah, what has happened to that little rascal, "JohnnyDraino" or whatever his latest moniker is? I wonder if the rising gold price has put him in a sullen and non-postworthy mood?
Johnny Bravo? He's upset about the Goldman announcement... possibility of hurting the puppeteer and its momo marionettes and all...
It's not actually a good idea to have a useful, much less vital, commodity serve as your monetary standard, especially a commodity that is regularly consumed and/or installed in permanent structures. The limited utility of gold actually is a benefit in its use as a monetary standard.
Here it is, the D'Anconia 1oz copper coin. Maybe someday it will be our new dollar bill.
http://silverbullionusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/-4069250533004159...
Whoa! The use of copper, nickel, and silver has been used all over the world and in the U. S. until recently. As a matter of fact, it has been illegal to melt copper cents or nickels for their metal content. Cents and nickels (and obviously silver) are worth more as ingots than coins. We have debased our silver coinage (Rome anyone?) since 1965 and our cents more recently. As a coin dealer I have seen this transition over the years and become appalled.
Yeah whatever, with my oxy-acetylene setup and a rosebud torch tip, I'll melt down whatever I like ...thank you very much!
I have water. You have gold. Your thirsty. I don't need jewelry. Sorry about your luck.
I don't want your nasty-ass, microbe infested water. I can purify radiator sludge with silver.
you have nether water or gold i have both//
make my day .
i have extra water ,, you have a chip on shoulder ,
make my day
i have gold , you have water , i walk across the block pay the guy for water with gold he buys a sack of grub.
you have water , i have gold ,, you drink alone .
i go over to the well which i own , paid for with gold . because the guy had two wells and needed a new water truck paid for with gold
my needs are water , shelter, food , protection
you are all wet ,, i am satisfied
Nice!
My experience is that gold has almost unlimited utility at Miss Kitty's Social Club. It is attributed to many, but I believe it was Tug McGraw who first said, "Most of my money was spent on booze and broads. The rest I just wasted."
what if we deposit credit into bank that allows us to print money with pictures of our choice? I would definitely go for a $100 bill with pet of te month on the front!
then we can put porn stars on them and thus have much stored value
Holograms!
Now that's a stand up idea. If I can get my checks custom printed with my dog rover on the front, why can't I order up my fiat currency with pictures of my (naked?) wife?
No honey, I'm finishing up now on the computer. I'll come down to dinner right now. :>)
Why not? You can put your own mug on a postage stamp! Really.
http://photo.stamps.com/Store/?source=si10985886
LOL
Wasn't Clinton on the $3 bill? Nixon. LOL.
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Oh, it's a pop culture thing:
http://rlv.zcache.com/barack_obama_3_bill_poster-p228154726426143459trma...
Put Bawney Frank on the $3.
Looks kinda Dutch.
No Ducth.
The 300's came with a "phone card" chip and 10 buckios credit, so you can phone to any other Banana Republic of your preference.
Cool!