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[Macho Madness]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/treasurys-lew-to-announce-hamilton-to-stay-on-10-bill-222204

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday will announce a decision to keep Alexander Hamilton on the front of the $10 bill and put leaders of the movement to give women the right to vote on the back of the bill, sources tell POLITICO.

Treasury will also announce that it plans to replace former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, the sources said. There will also be changes to the $5 bill to depict civil rights era leaders.

 

[PBY]

Wow. This is great.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

They're touching Lincoln

ah hell naw, not Lincoln!

 

[phanphare]

that's amazing

 

[Omegasquash]

YES

 

[InfiniteBento]

Amazingggg

 

[TalonJH]

This is going to go well. Great move though. I can't wait to see the designs.

 

[Dishwalla]

Woah, interesting.

 

[chaislip3]

Awesome

 

[Sibersk Esto]

woah

 

[EnlightenedMint]

Great news.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Yay! Not looking forward to the people bound to be pressed over this

 

[Dalek]

Is this real? Incredibly awesome news.

 

[Hazmat]

Excellent. I was hoping it would be her.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Earth Shattering tbh. All the hard work we have done is finally paying off. I just hope I'm alive long enough to see this.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

Didn't expect a decision so soon. Good news.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Huh. That's great, I'm just shocked that it's happening.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Hell yeah

 

[studyguy]

Can't wait to see the uproar on social media about the person on the bill that no one gave a fuck about a day ago.

 

[spindashing]

WE MADE IT

 

[SolarPowered]

Excellent

Now someone needs to get some Astronauts on our money. Apollo 11 when?

 

[Permanently A]

Cool

 

[Forearm Star]

Damn didn't want them to touch the $5 bill but interesting to see these additions none the less.

 

[Enzom21]

Actually going with a black woman? I am pleasantly surprised.
Wonder how much salt there will be.

 

[OnPoint]

Good. One tiny step but it's a step.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Super cool.
Crazy that they even put andrew on there to begin with.

 

[hughesta]

Great move.

 

[emb]

Cool.

It's funny to me though. The other thread about this also started with 'Secretary to announce...' Whoever the secretary is, they aren't getting a chance to actually announce anything. It's all leaks :O

 

[Flying Toaster]

Great choice and decision all around. Now the waiting game for the release begins.

 

[demosthenes]

Awesome. Glad hamilton got to stay too.

 

[Euphoria14]

They're touching Lincoln

ah hell naw, not Lincoln!

Just like the $10 bill they may be changing only the back.

Lincoln on the front, civil rights leaders on the back. Would be a nice addition.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Politico burying the lead here:

 

[Plinko]

Fantastic news.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Aren't $20 bills the most commonly used and circulated? This is pretty big. #WeMadeIt

 

[Viewt]

So cool. Harriet Tubman is one of the most exemplary people to ever live.

EDIT: I'm also curious if Lin Manuel Miranda feels like he had a part in Hamilton staying on the $10. It's a fair assumption, I think.

 

[gutshot]

Andrew Jackson, a notorious racist and slave owner, getting replaced on the $20 bill by Harriet Tubman is poetic justice.

 

[ApharmdX]

Awwww fuck yeah.

 

[Hatty]

They should leave Lincoln on the $5. Andrew Jackson is awful though so I'm glad he's being removed

 

[Chariot]

Pretty cool move.

 

[WillyFive]

Good, something to be proud of.

 

[ShironRedshift]

Excellent news. Would have been even better if he was replaced with a Native American, but I'll definitely take Tubman. Excellent choice.

 

[hiryu2015]

Incredible news! Those changes to the $5 bill are also welcome!

 

[Macho Madness]

They should leave Lincoln on the $5. Andrew Jackson is awful though so I'm glad he's being removed

They are leaving Lincoln. They're likely just changing the back.

 

[moomoo14]

I think it's for the best. Would Jackson even want to be on our money? His dying words were "I killed the banks." Putting him on our money is like a big slap in the face to his legacy.

...on second thought, keep him on the $20.

 

[Phased]

Good news about Jackson. Horrible person.

Regarding the 5, I'm fine with Lincoln sharing some real estate with civil rights icons which is what it sounds like is gonna happen.

 

[Enduin]

Not bad, would have preferred a native to replace Jackson given what he did to them and how indifferent most of the country is to those issues in the past and present that have all but wiped out native culture and peoples, but Tubman isn't exactly a bad choice.

 

[aeolist]

they better put ida b wells on the back of the 10

 

[DrFunk]

Fully expecting eggs on twitter to show their asses

 

[TalonJH]

Aren't $20 bills the most commonly used and circulated? This is pretty big. #WeMadeIt

Yes, mostly because ATMs is my understanding.

 

[Misha]

this is awesome. not only do we get tubman on one of them but we get to kick jackson off it at the same time