• nexguy@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Salmon P. Chase was neither a president nor a founding father yet he was on a bill. Though he was qualified in that he served as a white man for, I believe, his whole life.

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      3 days ago

      He put “in god we trust” on the money.

      That’s why he’s on a bill.

      Granted it’s the 10k note and there’s kind of an inverse relationship with value of note to respect of person.

      Which is why Washington is on the 1 dollar note and Hamilton is on the 10.

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        3 days ago

        Thats not even a good thing though. And why not put other historical figures on money? Would it be so objectionable to out MLK Jr or General Sherman on money?

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          They only reason Tubmam isn’t on the $10 bill right now is because of the musical changing the fact no one gave a shit about Alexander Hamilton and didn’t care he was or wasn’t on money to him suddenly being a massively well known founding father with several massive showtunes explaining his life.

          The plan was seriously already in place and nearly happened before the musical.