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<p>[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 941399, member: 22476"]Are some of you guys basically saying "Don't give up"? I mean, does my lobbying even "mean" anything to government officials?</p><p> </p><p>Also, as I may have said, back in 1998, when the U.S. government started talking about the 200 and 500 Euro, there was a congressional testimony titled "Will Jumbo Euro Notes Threaten the Greenback?" where they were discussing the possibility of the return on the $500 bill at least (at other times, I had heard from the BEP that they also discussed the $1,000 bill a bit as well, at one time) and one guy did ask "I know there are no plans on the drawing board, but is it "on the radar screen" somewhere?" and another guy said "It IS on the radar screen" and yet another guy said "It is not a "front burner" item, but it is "on the top of the stove" and will continue to get attention" I would hope that IF the government at least reissued the $500 bill, that they issue a $200 bill as well, just to get more into the Euro theme and get with the rest of the world, and also, so I can carry two $200s instead of four $100s. But please, nothing corny like a $250 bill. An odd denomination like that would be annoying, and probably make most cashiers's heads explode when counting them.</p><p> </p><p>Well, I'll let you guys read the testimony, and see what you think:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/bank/hba51647.000/hba51647_0f.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/bank/hba51647.000/hba51647_0f.htm" rel="nofollow">http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/bank/hba51647.000/hba51647_0f.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drago the Wolf, post: 941399, member: 22476"]Are some of you guys basically saying "Don't give up"? I mean, does my lobbying even "mean" anything to government officials? Also, as I may have said, back in 1998, when the U.S. government started talking about the 200 and 500 Euro, there was a congressional testimony titled "Will Jumbo Euro Notes Threaten the Greenback?" where they were discussing the possibility of the return on the $500 bill at least (at other times, I had heard from the BEP that they also discussed the $1,000 bill a bit as well, at one time) and one guy did ask "I know there are no plans on the drawing board, but is it "on the radar screen" somewhere?" and another guy said "It IS on the radar screen" and yet another guy said "It is not a "front burner" item, but it is "on the top of the stove" and will continue to get attention" I would hope that IF the government at least reissued the $500 bill, that they issue a $200 bill as well, just to get more into the Euro theme and get with the rest of the world, and also, so I can carry two $200s instead of four $100s. But please, nothing corny like a $250 bill. An odd denomination like that would be annoying, and probably make most cashiers's heads explode when counting them. Well, I'll let you guys read the testimony, and see what you think: [URL]http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/bank/hba51647.000/hba51647_0f.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]
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