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AGelbert:
Colchester, Vermont First week of November, 2013
Rescue and Technical Rescue Squads—Amy Akerlind, Rescue Chief · Colchester Rescue responded to eighteen calls and transported ten people to the hospital. · Colchester Technical Rescue assisted Williston Fire Department with the rescue of a 2,600-pound draft horse rescue that was stuck in a mud pond and had to be lifted with the help of an excavator! :o
Now there's an interesting and innovative use for an excavator!
Those Draft Horses are BIG! :o
Surly1:
And they say nothing happens in Vermont!
AGelbert:
Surly said, --- Quote ---And they say nothing happens in Vermont! --- End quote ---
Well, Norman Rockwell sure ain't here anymore! The police are concerned because a group of young scam artists are going house to house knocking. If nobody answers, they get in through a window and take whatever they can carry. If someone answers, they offer to do yard work or chores for too high a price. ;) Last week there were several burglaries. There have been nearly 200 in the last year. Residents are urged to keep doors and windows always locked and report any suspicious activity to the police.
No, I did not report the egging of my front door to the police. We are working on another approach to that.
Why Is Money Green in the United States?
Money is green in the United States, it is believed, because that color of ink was the most readily available when the paper currency design was introduced in 1929.
Prior to then, paper currency mainly used black ink with colored elements, but counterfeiters were able to recreate the colored portions too easily. ;D
Another possible reason green ink was chosen was because it is more able to withstand heat and chemical exposure without changing appearance. Green ink might also have been chosen for US money because the color green was viewed as a symbol of strength and stability in the government’s credit. ;)
More about money in the US:
•The $1 US Dollar (USD) bill lasts an average of just one year and 10 months in circulation. The $100 USD bill lasts about seven years and five months.
•Martha Washington is the only female to have her portrait appear on US currency. The wife of first US President George Washington appeared on the $1 USD Silver Certificates of 1886, 1891 and 1896.
•It would take about $2.5 million USD worth of pennies laid next to each other to reach across the width of the United States. ::)
http://www.wisegeek.com/why-is-money-green-in-the-united-states.htm
Surly1:
AG,
--- Quote ---Why Is Money Green in the United States?
Money is green in the United States, it is believed, because that color of ink was the most readily available when the paper currency design was introduced in 1929.
--- End quote ---
Uh, no.
See this. Lincoln began the practice of issuing green fiat.
--- Quote ---The term greenback refers to legal tender, printed in green on one side and issued by the United States during the American Civil War which was backed not by the conventional gold or silver standard but by the credibility of the U.S. Government. It was largely what financed the Civil War while promoting and making the industrial revolution possible in the process.
When Lincoln assumed office he already understood that the outcome of the war would be largely determined by resources and understood the importance of raising enough funds to effectively carry out the war effort. With this in mind Lincoln on the day after his inauguration nominated Salmon P. Chase to be Secretary of the Treasury. As Secretary Chase alone was authorized to act on all matters pertaining to the country’s finances, Chase, like most everyone else at the time, underestimated the severity of the War in terms of its duration and cost.[2] Confronted with the expenses of war, the Lincoln Administration sought loans from New York bankers, most of whom were fronts for, or connected to, European banks. Given the very high interest rates of 24 to 36 percent, President Lincoln refused to accept the terms of the loans and called for other solutions.[3] Colonel Edmund D. Taylor of Illinois made the suggestion that the U.S. government could issue its own money. Taylor is quoted as saying: "Just get Congress to pass a bill authorizing the printing of full legal tender treasury notes . . . and pay your soldiers with them and go ahead and win your war with them also. If you make them full legal tender . . . they will have the full sanction of the government and be just as good as any money; as Congress is given the express right by the Constitution."[3] The idea to print Greenback based on the government's credibility was not Lincoln's idea originally, but with mounting pressure in Congress to accept the plan the President was quick to endorse it. The government could either print its own money or lead the country into perpetual debt at the hand of European banks.[4] On February 25, 1862, Congress passed the first Legal Tender Act, which authorized the printing of $150 million in Treasury notes.[5] Printed on only one side with green ink, the bills were soon known as "greenbacks".[6] These United States Notes or "greenbacks" represented receipts for labor and goods delivered to the United States. They could be traded in the community for an equivalent value of goods or services.[3] The union used this money to keep the economy stable and help to pay for the war. --- End quote ---
AGelbert:
Surly, True. I remember reading about Lincoln's greenbacks. The European bankers (and ours too!) were going nuts about that. Some say that is the MAIN REASON he was eventually assassinated. He proved we didn't need financing "arrangements" that always benefit the 1%. They didn't like that, to put it mildly!
Apparently Wisegeek is referring to more recent developments in the 20th century when counterfeiting became a bigger problem.
I think somebody at Wisegeek made a similar comment about the greenbacks. You might go over there and set them straight. You can register and your comment will be attached to the question of why our currency is green permanently.
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