Comments on: Judge Orders Cash Changed To Aid Blind

Rules Government Discriminates By Printing Money That Feels The Same

[themartyred]

the judge is outdated, although I agree, something needs done, just not this raised bumps on the cash... and to the idiots who said the blind should just use debit cards, oh, like you never ever ever have cash on your person? only weirdos have not even some cash on them from week to week... it's unamerican! lol

[bleakview]

To ljburnell, thanks, now it makes more sense to me. I'd forgotten the politicians' unofficial motto: "I never met a loophole I didn't like." ;)

To DavidWayne, no, I didn't happen to read the conspiracy-theory article on the government using currency to track people the way scientists use tags to track wild animals; I read the one regarding the discriminatory nature of our present currency system. Could you provide us with a link to whatever it was that you read?

[ljburnell]

To bleakview: You are not silly at all,we live in the LAND OF THE FREE,HOME OF THE LOOPHOLE.It is my opinion that the judge was not leaving room for the government to jump through.

[getserious1]

I use the automatic checkouts at the grocery stores where the machines accept the bills and provide change automatically.

Wouldn't it make more sense to provide an electronic paper money reader for the vision impaired?

[davidwayne20]

Did you people read the same article I did??

[davidwayne20]

in respsonse to tiddsandbear:

If you read the article carefully, you will see Judge Robertson is not 'trying to MAKE laws'. He is doing HIS job of ENFORCING laws set forth by the Rehabilitation Act. There is a large difference in MAKING and ENFORCING laws.

[davidwayne20]

In response to newster1:

Americans need to go back to cash. the Government can track us much easier if we use electronic debit/credit cards, auto payments and the like. This is a free country and I should not have to worry that the Government is watching over my shoulder to see what my purchasing habits are.

[tiddsanbeer]

Hmmm...sounds like another activist judge in training. Although I agree it is a good idea that should have happened along time ago,this nations priorities are once again backwards, and this judge should not be trying to MAKE laws or history...it's not his job. As long as there are hungry people in the world, not a f'n dime should be wasted on this.

What about all the recent news stories about all the work that went into making the "new" paper currency, and the story about how much money it would save the government by going to coins..why didn't the blind activists step in then? That would be the time to start fixing the problem.

People need to relax and enjoy more...

[bleakview]

Newster, I agree, but I hope you don't mind my playing devil's advocate, so to speak - wouldn't Christians claim that's going too far in the direction of the mark of the beast?

[bleakview]

According to this article, Judge Robertson's complaint was against money that all *looks* and feels the same, and bills that are identicle in size and *color* - am I to assume from this that it's not all right to discriminate against those who are moderately visually impaired, but it is all right to discriminate against those who are one hundred percent visually impaired? Silly me, I thought *all* discrimination was wrong.

[nothappyatall]

Yeah another Govt boondoggle in the works, you KNOW that if they punch holes, add raised ink dots or whatever, people are going to mess with them- punch extra holes etc. Geez, use a credit card- cash is on the way OUT, everything is going to electronic debit/credit cards, automatic electronic payments and Paypal.

I guess it's not different than the blind leading the blind