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Fri Nov-18-11 11:26 PM
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Bank of Canada puts plastic $100 bill into circulation |
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As Canada unveils a new kind of currency this week, with the introduction of the country’s first polymer banknotes to replace the paper-style money used since the early 1800s, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney believes talk of a cashless society is overblown. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bank-of-canada-puts-plastic-100-bill-into-circulation/article2236089/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2236089
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Fri Nov-18-11 11:29 PM
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1. If we are going to issue hand held currency, this is better than what we use now |
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Edited on Fri Nov-18-11 11:32 PM by RB TexLa
Also US currency is so oddly shaped.
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Fri Nov-18-11 11:38 PM
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2. They're gonna have to design new wallests. |
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Fri Nov-18-11 11:39 PM
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I'd want to carry that bill.
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