HA! I can almost hear the ill-wind coming from the left.

There's a petition to the White House to put Ayn Rand on the $10 bill: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitio...

I do wish the creator of the petition had been a little more careful with the reasons he gives...

There's a petition to the White House to put Ayn Rand on the $10 bill: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitio...

I do wish the creator of the petition had been a little more careful with the reasons he gives...

I do like the potential exalting of Rand before millions of people that this would entail. I also like thumbing the nose at many elements this would greatly tick off.

I don't believe she would appreciate being on such a worthless piece of fiat currency but would appreciate being honored as much as those that are on such bills. Nor would she appreciated the "In God we trust" put on our money since sometime in the 50s IIRC.

I do notice that I encounter less anti-Rand vitriol of late for which I am thankful.

While i'm in partial agreement with Ayn Rand on a gold coin, i prefer Midas Mulligan's $. And as far a putting her on a worthless piece of paper that is nothing more than the passing of debt, (Federal Reserve Notes are IOUs), form one place to another, she deserves much better than that.

Funny, I just made the same comment (on another site), a couple days ago. In fact, I was discussing this very subject, with my wife, just last night.

I understand that the Fed will be taking "votes", from the public, in August (I believe). Of course, the choice will be from their list of "approved" possibilities and Ayn Rand probably won't make that list. However, if enough Gulchers were to propose Ayn Rand to the proper decision maker(s)...

Somebody started a Whitehouse Petition.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petiti...

I should have thought of that.

I agree... But that would make the Ten worth more than an inflationarily debased Franklin!

If we're going to put a woman on the currency just for the sake of putting a woman on the currency; I can't think of anyone more deserving than Ayn Rand. While she wasn't one of the founding fathers like most of the people (men) on our currency, she did do a lot to revive the spirit of the founders in post Roosevelt New Deal America.

Ayn Rand. Or course that would take really take someone who actually cares about the American economy and would audit, wipeout the debt and dissolve the Federal Reserve which is run by the richest people in the world.

She has my vote. Although would she want to be on something so worthless as our currency.

I'll seconded that! However, on the twenty, not the ten. Hamilton was a more valued person over all opposed to Jackson. But truthfully, I really think we should introduce intrinsic value into our paper money instead of changing the person portrayed upon it.

I guess that's what I'm asking.
Is it the connection to currency/value, or a connection to what's behind our dollar.

I'd prefer to see her image on something of value.

If nothing else the exposure of Ayn Rand to people who do not know of her now will be significant during the time that this process takes. That will be more important than her face appearing on any currency, which I would very much like to see. But, if all of the publicity that she gets causes people to buy her books that will be a winner for all of us.