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Sounds like another example of people crying discrimination in American politics...
I'm all for equality and all that, but when does the cost outweigh the benefits? is overhauling our entire monetary system really the answer? Blind people have survived thus far on credit cards and relatives, why the sudden complaining?article wrote:
Since all paper money feels pretty much the same, the government is denying blind people meaningful access to the currency, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday. The decision could force the Treasury Department to make bills of different sizes or print them with raised markings or other distinguishing features.
Sounds like another example of people crying discrimination in American politics...
Charlie Richardson, the legally blind manager of Charlie's Express Stop inside the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., said he doesn't oppose changing the money but disagrees with the ruling.
"To actually be discriminated against is to have something denied to you," Richardson said. "We're not denied the use of money."