Comments on: Federal Judge determines that money is unfair to the blind!

By: Arbo Cide

Arbo Cide — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:56:51 +0000

The logic of that court ruling is pretty ridiculous. It’s almost entirely a wish list of what the activist group wants, and talking about how countries are doing things like that. Well then go to Congress and get them to pass it. Maybe I should sue John Dvorak for not making his site more accessible

By: OhForTheLoveOf

OhForTheLoveOf — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:52:51 +0000

#19 – The only reason why cash is accepted and used is because we have a government that is trusted.

By whom?

By: OmarTheAlien

OmarTheAlien — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:14:39 +0000

In order to prove my niceness I would be ecstatically happy to help the lady in the picture interpret the bills, holding her hand in mine while together we trace the outline of whatever dead president graces her bills.

By: SN

SN — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:45:54 +0000

#20 “I don’t trust people that are nice.”

Or who listens to Loverboy!

By: Charles Ellis

Charles Ellis — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:38:21 +0000

Comment #2, while being incorrect about ATM and credit machines not having braille, makes a good point that those same machines don’t provide any accessible way for blind people to be assured they were charged the correct amount.

The cashier (as far as I’ve ever seen) is the one who enters the amount to be charged when using debit/credit, and this is only ever shown on an LCD display panel, and printed on a paper receipt that doesn’t include braille.

I guess the reason they haven’t tried to remedy this (beyond that it would definitely be a large burden, changing out all of those machines), is that with credit or debit, if someone was charged the wrong amount, at some later date it could be discovered and the person responsible could be identified.

By: Steve S

Steve S — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:30:10 +0000

18.
Damn Canadians! Always trying to be nice to people. I don’t trust people that are nice.

Steve

By: lou

lou — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:41:50 +0000

It’s not a cash vs. government thing. The only reason why cash is accepted and used is because we have a government that is trusted. And we have to pay for this government somehow, sometimes by salestax.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:19:54 +0000

Canada has braille on it’s bills.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_currency_tactile_feature

By: Named

Named — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:53:39 +0000

16,

Understood. Cash is King!

By: SN

SN — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:35:17 +0000

#s 10 and 11:

I’m in favor of cash. My comment about Walmart was merely pragmatic. You raised a valid basis as to why cash is important. I merely pointed (or attempted to point out) that the powers to be in our country would not care about protecting farmers or cash. When they decide that they can make more money without cash, cash will be gone.

By: Olo Baggins of Bywater

Olo Baggins of Bywater — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:18:49 +0000

It would be nice if he put the cursor in the box, too.

By: Named

Named — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:13:51 +0000

13,

Well throw the guy a twonie and tell him to fix it!

By: Uncle Dave

Uncle Dave — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:10:38 +0000

#12: We don’t write the code that runs the site. We are at the mercy of the author.

By: Named

Named — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:06:50 +0000

And someone please, PLEASE fix the Kinda-Captcha! I can handle typing in the four codes, but TAKE ME BACK TO THE THREAD!!

By: Named

Named — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:05:45 +0000

OK, I just read your comment again, and now I don’t know what your point is. From your previous post you seem to be for a cashless society, and yet you make a statement about mega-corps after my farmers market example. Don’t take offense to my 10, cause I think I got a little confused…