A woman will replace Alexander Hamilton on the new US $10 bill

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The government basically wants us to tweet at them. #TheNew10

  1. Which woman will the Secretary choose to feature on the $10?

Democracy is the theme for the next redesigned series and the Secretary will select a woman recognized by the public who was a champion for democracy in the United States. The person should be iconic and have made a significant contribution to — or impact on — protecting the freedoms on which our nation was founded. By law, only a portrait of a deceased person may be included on banknotes. Historically, the Secretary has relied on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to provide advice on themes, symbols and concepts to be used on currency. However, the Secretary is now asking for the public’s views on what qualities best represent democracy to help guide the design process.

Various Treasury officials will be conducting roundtables, town halls, and other meetings to collect input. We will also be reviewing all the comments coming in to the splash page and all content tagged with our “TheNew10” hashtag. Treasury staff will review all input received and provide information to Secretary Lew over the course of the discussion.

While the Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for final decision on all design features, he will receive regular updates on the public feedback as he considers new design aspects and the portrait selection for the $10 note.

2 Will the public have any input on Secretary Lew’s decision?

Treasury will engage the public over the summer to hear from the American people and engage in a public dialogue about currency designs that best represent the value of democracy. In exercising the responsibility to select currency features and design, the Secretary has made clear that the public’s input is an important and valuable part of this process for the redesign of the $10 note.

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Even National Review and Weekly Standard are saying “Ditch Jackson, that racist bastard”.

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I’ve been an Alexander Hamilton fan (before it was cool!) but I’m down with this change. I’ll make up for at least one of those guys.

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#TenDollarGraceHopper, maybe?

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Ayn Rand?

*ducks*

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On things like this I am – as Calvin Coolidge liked to say – “as reactionary as the multiplication table” – but if we’re going to change, let’s just change the whole thing and move away from founding fathers (and 19th century Presidents) altogether and do a decade of American Scientists and Inventors, then a few years of American Writers or whatever.

Sally Ride on the $10? Sure. George Washington Carver on the $50? Check. Grace Hopper, for shizzle. Samuel Colt? Done.

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Ugh, disgusting. A drop shadow on currency?!

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Why not issue several different versions of the $10? I want Marie Curie on a bill.

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I don’t think it’s unreasonably nationalistic to restrict the personages of our currency to Americans. Besides which it would be pretty rude to appropriate her from the Poles and/or French.

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So you reckon it should just keep on having old racist white people on it then?

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 HELLO MISTER BURR

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My guess is John and Abigail Adams.

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France & Poland have done it. We’ve only got Jane Austen, however (and the Queen, I suppose).

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Franklin owned slaves, and I think he should stay on the 100.

We can fix most of this when the currency devalues massively. I also support putting rocks on the currency.

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