Comments on: Let’s Make Some Money

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:55:30 +0000

The Franklin Mint would probably sue for patent infringement, or some such nonsense as they feel they have a lock of cheap knockoffs of coins, medals etc with sprayed on “precious metal” coatings “only available through this TV offering. Operators are standing by….”

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:34:07 +0000

“We could have a $1 trillion with Reagan on it, then a $5 trillion with George H.W. Bush, a $10 trillion featuring George W. Bush, and finally a two-headed $20 trillion coin with Ayn Rand on one side and Alan Greenspan on the other to celebrate their contributions to the national debt.”

In recognition of the social views of the party that spawned those presidents we could issue the coins from a newly created institution called the Amos ‘n’ Andy’s Mint… you could obtain replicas by the bright green box, like GS cookies, suitable for eating for dessert or snacks.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:26:07 +0000

In reply to hipparchia.

You have to do outrageous things to convince outrageous people that you are serious. If they want crazy, given them crazy. The platinum used will keep its value, and you can auction them off if Congress regains its sanity. We can easily recover the cost of making them, so they will be the ultimate in cheap tricks.

Treasury is already talking about stalling income tax refunds until there is a settlement, so poor people are going to get hit first – just like always.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:28:03 +0000

Actually, the Treasury could just mint the coins and put them on display without actually depositing them as a reminder to Congress that they have a work-around for stupid Congresscritter tricks.

i would love watching the exploding heads if we did this.