The most expensive $5 bill

The new fives have made Daily Texan news, only for their failure. This was my favorite part of the story. It costs three weeks and $300 to accept one $5 bill. Thanks U.S. mint.

PTS upgraded the three machines Tuesday with a free software tune-up, but the remaining seven are older-style machines that lack parts to make them compatible. The vendor had extra parts for just two machines in stock, so the upgrades will take about two to three weeks and will cost about $300 per machine.

And it still looks silly.

Fiscal irresponsibility

When a new version of currency comes out, we react to it the same way we do a new restaurant built in our hometown: as if the government should’ve sought our permission first. I’m always in shock and find myself wondering why I wasn’t notified of these plans. But I think I had a definite right to be shocked when, say the new $5 bill came out. Why?

Because they’re more silly looking every time. I wonder what goes on in U.S. mint meetings. I mean, how do they decide that A) They can change U.S. currency willy-nilly and B) That they can design it even more willy-nilly.

[Looks like only small changes on the front, every thing seems to be in order]

[Larry the bill designer has gone off the deep end.]

And on top of this, last week I saw a sign in the 27th Street parking garage that said the machine didn’t yet accept the new bills, though they came out a month ago. Those poor bills, they not only have a big purple number on them, but they’re rejected by society.