Comments on: Why I Pay with Two-Dollar Bills

By: Theresa Lohman

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By: raymond borowiak

raymond borowiak — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:54:14 +0000

I thought Burr killed Hamilton and Jefferson was the second president in my reality that’s why they put him on the 2 dollar bill

By: On aquiring twos « The Two Dollar Project

On aquiring twos « The Two Dollar Project — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:22:16 +0000

[...] Briggs Armstrong, a blogger for the Mises Economic Blog, has been spending twos as a sort of political protest. Perhaps not a protest, per se, but an economic awareness project. At any rate, he has spent more deuces than I’ve ever seen. He gets his in bulk. He, with the aid of several of his friends, spent $2,000 worth in about half of a year. This number is relevant because it is the minimum amount that a bank can order directly from the Federal Reserve. His bank was very helpful, both in ordering the bills for him and keeping them in their vault while Mr. Armstrong withdrew them a few at a time. [...]

By: Supply Sider

Supply Sider — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:36:18 +0000

The bank I use in midtown Manhattan is plum out of two dollar bills. Their reason: “people keep asking for all of them.”

A sign of the times?

By: Supply Sider

Supply Sider — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:56:30 +0000

Great idea!

How about actually writing “Google ‘Why Pay with Two Dollar Bills’” on the corner of the actual bill?

By: John Buck

John Buck — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:10 +0000

The U.S. economy has had DEFLATION of 1 to 2% in the last few months. So what exactly is your point? Are you suggesting that the Federal Reserve System should INCREASE the money supply?

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:40:31 +0000

I am now obtaining and using as many twos as I can get my hands on.

What an incredibly wonderful idea.

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:22:42 +0000

Don’t know if it entirely fits in to your plan, but, consider ordering Jefferson $1 coins from the mint. You can order $500 worth, and they cost face value, and shipping is free:

http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=14589&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=27238

Although, perhaps this wouldn’t be best for your particular lesson due to the extreme waste of public money on this initiative: Free overnight shipping via UPS and the merchant fees involved in accepting credit card payment.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:36:23 +0000

Briggs or anyone.. There are a couple discussions linked from yahoo’s front page today that welcomes comments on the $2 bill..

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/83169

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090531212634AA4gOHk

By: Zefram

Zefram — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:09:18 +0000

They sell “End The Fed” stamps here:

http://endthefed.us/stamp.html

By: tb54701

tb54701 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:28:20 +0000

I stamp http://www.campaignforliberty.com on all mine…
Jefferson/C4L,, a winning combo

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:04:22 +0000

I often see stamps inked onto various bills. Why not get a “mises.org” stamp to put on $2 bills?

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:22:40 +0000

My $2 FRN spending is being met with mixed reactions…

One cashier could’ve cared less… another was thrilled and wanted her manager to change it out so she could keep it… and another was worried that it might be “counterfeit” because they’re so uncommon (I was buying a $2.29 cup of coffee – like anyone would waste their time counterfeiting a 2003 $2 FRN so they can steal coffee).

By: Faustiesblog

Faustiesblog — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:55:33 +0000

Ingenious!

It might backfire if the government decides that Jefferson is getting too much attention – then plans a face transplant for the next scheduled batch of $2s.

Should that happen, I hope sufficient numbers of people will have read your article and will launch a determined protest.

By: Brendan Doran

Brendan Doran — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:03:58 +0000

As an alternative to a simple gold standard, what about mixed baskets of commodities; a precious metals basket (gold, silver, palladium, platinum ), an energy basket (nuclear, oil, NG, coal), and perhaps even food/water basket ? The last one is not a joke in much of the world. Or for water – even the American West.

By: John A Bennett N

John A Bennett N — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:58:16 +0000

Read your $2 bill crusade and apart from enjoying the humor and economic good sense, I have a new found sentiment for the one I have stashed away 9Â° North of the Equator at 79Â°32’10.36″W. Before it was just an oddity and now a conversation piece; and who knows, as the bill loses its monetary value it will gains in educational value.

By: Miraj Patel

Miraj Patel — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:48:29 +0000

That is a great idea, especially since it is so unique- props for thinking of that

By: David

David — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:08:52 +0000

Get a stamp made that says “Audit the Fed” and stamp that on each bill…

By: Timothy

Timothy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:23:21 +0000

To those who are concerned that this article and the Mises site are inappropriate for lay users, I suggest that the truth has nothing to fear from open debate. Several years ago I was completely unaware of the Austrian viewpoint and my political beliefs were quite vague. It was by stumbling across LRC and this site and reading for my own interest that I discovered a whole tradition of thought that I wish I’d known about earlier. Let’s not underestimate the curiosity of our fellow humam beings.

By: DollarCrisis.Wik.is

DollarCrisis.Wik.is — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:35:08 +0000

I think masocc (above) has a good point. While I agree this is good fun, and boy do we need it, the article doesn’t quickly make it inviting for outsiders to understand our rationale. In many respects, our weakness, as a group, is that we look like fanatics and we lose credibility due to our passion and apparent radical nature.

How do we express ourselves in a way that invites others into light and hopefully serious inquiry? I often times reflect if we are simply isolating ourselves (it’s not a good idea for me to isolate myself relative to my concerns for my family welfare and overall life ambitions) versus educating and offering alternatives that others will get behind.