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smb (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:38 PM Original message |
Judge: Make Bills Recognizable to Blind |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. About time! nt |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ask the Dutch. |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. According to the AP article, the dollar bill was deemed a 'govt program' |
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smb (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. How About Those Little Music Chips? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 05:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
18. ROTFLMAO! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, why not? They do it elsewhere. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's about damn time n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. Politicians are crooks right?... |
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smb (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 07:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. How Many Legislators Does Washington State Have? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 01:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Usually at least 15 people in line. She's busy. n/t |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. pressing braille bumps into currency is not a problem, but it may cause them |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. we have the braille bumps up in Canada ... |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Most currencies used raised features |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. They could just cut different patterns into one edge of the paper.As usual, we're addressing |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Or perforations, similar to bumps, but a little harder to feel. nt |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 09:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I keep hearing about this cashless society |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 01:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Kind of like the "paperless office" eh? |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. I didn't say "cashless society"; I said "cash is involved in smaller and smaller % of transactions |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 09:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You said it right there in post #13 |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-30-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I said "moving towards". I did not say that it would be achieved.If 95% of transactions are noncash |
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hcil (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. WOW! |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Except we're moving towards a cash-less society. Better to make electronic charge & debit machines |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-28-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. no... |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. This is LONG overdue |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
19. I agree. Blind people or vision impaired need to have |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. Nice sentiment, but |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Hmm, good question... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. I've thought about this for years |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-29-06 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. Not difficult and about time. The dollar coins also need to be... |
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