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Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by neom »

varjag wrote: post #68
neom wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fair enough, I agree he's super out of touch, just wanted to make sure he wasn't speaking at something really really bad. To save anyone else a google: he is indeed behind a crypto project properly it seems, and the token looks very much like a rug[1], and the cameo thing is real and it seems odd he's not savvy enough to do some background on it/know not to shill NFTs[2]. Speaking fee thing doesn't bother me personal…

Took me a while to connect your username to the IRC nick. Cheers!

You remember that from... 25 years ago? Impressive. Hi varjag, Cheers! <3

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by eru »

Freedom2 wrote: post #53
khazhoux wrote: post #50

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Please cite some examples of how the U.S. treats disabilities as personal failings, compared to specific other countries.

Pre-existing conditions, which as far as I'm aware, is a US-only concept. I'm happy to be corrected for that, though.

You mean 'pre-existing conditions' in the context of buying health insurance?

That concept pretty well known in other parts of the world. See eg https://www.moh.gov.sg/managing-expenses/schemes-and-subsidi... for a random example. Or https://globmed.co.uk/blog/pre-existing-health-condition-exp... or just ask Google for more.

What research did you do before making your statement?

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by eru »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #55
Freedom2 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pre-existing conditions, which as far as I'm aware, is a US-only concept. I'm happy to be corrected for that, though.

> Pre-existing conditions, which as far as I'm aware, is a US-only concept Most of the world's population has no concept of socialised heath insurance. Pre-existing or novel. Someone in a wheelchair, or who is blind or mute, is much better accomodated in America than in most of Europe. (In part because the former is richer.)

Europe is a big place. Switzerland is pretty rich, Rumania is pretty poor.

But you are right that on average the US is richer than most of Europe.

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by Leherenn »

Freedom2 wrote: post #53
khazhoux wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please cite some examples of how the U.S. treats disabilities as personal failings, compared to specific other countries.

Pre-existing conditions, which as far as I'm aware, is a US-only concept. I'm happy to be corrected for that, though.

Switzerland has them for supplementary health insurances.

In a nutshell, Switzerland has two types of health insurances. The basic one, which is mandatory, and whose coverage and price is set by the government. It covers more or less everything that endangers your health. Pretty close to ACA in the US if I'm not mistaken, but a lot more regulated.

And then you can add supplementary insurances, for stuff like dental, private rooms in hospitals, experimental treatments, ... It's common to be denied coverage there, especially as you get older.

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by eru »

H8crilA wrote: post #47
supernova87a wrote: post #42

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It is already big a deal to change the images on currency (no matter what country). Given the US dollar is viewed as somewhat of a standard, you can imagine that to change its size/shape would be quite difficult to generate enough political enthusiasm for.

The US has last partially defaulted on its currency in 1971, surely a change of the design is possible too.

1971 wasn't such a big deal. Between the 1930s and 1971 only foreign central banks could redeem their dollars in gold. So I would put the 'partial default' in 1933, if you care about gold.

But they had suspended convertibility of dollars into gold every so often before that. (And, of course, the dollar wasn't always about gold. They also experimented with silver and bimetalism.)

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by eru »

throwaway8153 wrote: post #60
ziofill wrote: post #3

Would it be legal to use a sheet like that as currency?

Quote from Woz: "They meet the specs of the U.S. government, so by law, these are legal tender. I have been spending them. You can get arrested for them, you cannot get convicted because you're in the right." It is probably not something you should do unless you are prepared to pay for a good lawyer, and don't mind the risk of getting arrested

I don't think you need a good lawyer, because the case is pretty clear. But you do run the risk of annoying people and getting into some temporary legal trouble.

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by Scoundreller »

supernova87a wrote: post #42
sschueller wrote: post #32

Why is the US one of the few countries that can't keep a consistent design across their bills and still does not have a way for blind people to identify which note they have. They are all the same size and have no embossed markings.

It is already big a deal to change the images on currency (no matter what country). Given the US dollar is viewed as somewhat of a standard, you can imagine that to change its size/shape would be quite difficult to generate enough political enthusiasm for.

The insistence on cotton paper money is part of the problem.

Canada’s banknotes are all the same size but because they’re polymer, have a brail punch in them.

Edit: not braille but a system of raised dots nonetheless: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/audience-specific-reso...

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by normie3000 »

eru wrote: post #69
firen777 wrote: post #41

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reading the comments gave me a headache...

It's instagram. Slight tangent: the YouTube comments used to be famous for being a vile cesspit. Then Google changed something, and now they are full of positivity. Often too full.

And for songs, often (fake?) testimonies to people's emotional attachments to the song.

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by eru »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #57
eesmith wrote: post #36

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US Mint FAQ at https://www.usmint.gov/help-center/faqs/paper-currency-and-e... > Is uncut currency legal tender? > Yes. The individual notes on uncut currency sheets are legal tender.

Legally speaking, yes. Practically, I'd reject someone handing me uncut currency as change.

I'd gladly accept a whole sheet of uncut currency, because they sell for more than face value.

Re: Uncut Currency

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Post by Freedom2 »

eru wrote: post #72
Freedom2 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pre-existing conditions, which as far as I'm aware, is a US-only concept. I'm happy to be corrected for that, though.

You mean 'pre-existing conditions' in the context of buying health insurance? That concept pretty well known in other parts of the world. See eg https://www.moh.gov.sg/managing-expenses/schemes-and-subsidi... for a random example. Or https://globmed.co.uk/blog/pre-existing-health-condition-exp... or just ask Google for more. What research did you do before making your statement?

> What research did you do before making your statement?

I clearly stated "as far as I'm aware" and that I am happy to be corrected. I appreciate the extra information, but the tone here is not appreciated and is skirting close to breaching the HN guidelines.

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