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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 6235782, member: 5233"]Having not read this whole...as it seems many of the posts are arguing back and forth...here is my take on our currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do agree that it is time that our currency reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity that makes this country both unique and great. That being said, I am totally and 100% against the deception of dead people on our coins and currency. I would love to see us depict foundational beliefs on our coins and currency again (liberty, justice, ect.) in the forms of people. This could easily be done in a culturally diverse way (they issued a gold commemorative a year or two ago depicting Liberty as an African-American girl).</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm OK with people being honor on commemorative coins...but I think circulating currency should depict our values and foundational beliefs. This country was founded as a melting pot of cultures and I don't see why that would be so hard to do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 6235782, member: 5233"]Having not read this whole...as it seems many of the posts are arguing back and forth...here is my take on our currency. I do agree that it is time that our currency reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity that makes this country both unique and great. That being said, I am totally and 100% against the deception of dead people on our coins and currency. I would love to see us depict foundational beliefs on our coins and currency again (liberty, justice, ect.) in the forms of people. This could easily be done in a culturally diverse way (they issued a gold commemorative a year or two ago depicting Liberty as an African-American girl). I'm OK with people being honor on commemorative coins...but I think circulating currency should depict our values and foundational beliefs. This country was founded as a melting pot of cultures and I don't see why that would be so hard to do.[/QUOTE]
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