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RE: The new 2 dollar coin (well not quite out)

First of all for readers of the Edmonton Journal I would like
to point out that I do not think 'Two Bucks' is a very good
name - it does not exactly roll off the tongue and it is
difficult to pluralize (unlike 'Loony', which I think this idea
is anyways)

Anyways, can someone tell me WHY they are going to 'metallicize'
the 2-dollar bill now?  Is it perhaps because someone in the
government has a facination with the Middle Ages and wants us
all to carry around money pouches on our belts, you know - get
rid of those inconvenient paper thingies?

Perhaps the Union of Cutpurses has some sway in the government?

Or a conspiracy by vending machine companies so they can start
charging 2 dollars for a can of pop instead of 1 dollar?

Perhaps its something a little reasonable like it being more
difficult to counterfeit coins? though who would want to
counterfeit 2 dollar bills I don't know.

dollar bills too fragile?  Need something sturdier?

Environmentalist groups behind the scenes here?  'Paper' bills
not politically correct?

I think the fact that those overpaid politicians think that
since they dont have many 'small bills' then probably no one
else does - may have something to do with it

Maybe we should all get together and feign accidents involving
Loonies, perhaps even commit a murder or two with loonies - that
way the government will think that they are a danger to the
community and should be banned (and replaced by harmless paper)


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Denis Papp                              dpapp@cs.ualberta.ca
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