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Jack Lew

Saw this online:

"President Barack Obama on Thursday formally nominated White House chief of staff Jack Lew to succeed departing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner—but joked that Lew’s now-famously loopy signature had almost cost him the job.

“I had never noticed Jack’s signature,” Obama said in a ceremony in the White House’s East Room, with both men in attendance. “When this was highlighted yesterday in the press, I considered rescinding my offer to appoint him.

“Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency should he be confirmed as secretary of the Treasury,” the president added, drawing laughs from the audience."


I don't know how much more "debased" our currency could become as it is already fiat money.

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  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A loopy politician, who'd a thunk it? image
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  • s4nys4ny Posts: 1,573 ✭✭✭
    Debased or defiled?
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lew is a former Citibank derivative's dealer. Another fox to help guard the hen house.
    Barbarous Relic No More, LSCC -GoldSeek--shadow stats--SafeHaven--321gold
  • Hmm. Odd. Autograph collectors love loops. They are most difficult to forge.

    Eric
  • EdscoinEdscoin Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭
    In charge of the Treasury Department and can't even write his name. image
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,764 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wait till we tell the Brits that our Treasury is going down the Lew.....
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  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,946 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wait till we tell the Brits that our Treasury is going down the Lew..... >>



    F. Lew
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    edted to add: Scroo Loo image
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,867 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>In charge of the Treasury Department and can't even write his name. image >>



    I read that several school districts have stopped teaching cursive handwriting since they will all be using keyboards in the future.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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  • metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,596 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry it's already debased. The 1905 dollar is worth almost 3c.
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  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Sorry it's already debased. The 1905 dollar is worth almost 3c. >>



    That's kinda neat if you're the debtor...
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,673 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>In charge of the Treasury Department and can't even write his name. image >>


    Can he correctly do his taxes?

    No Way Out: Stimulus and Money Printing Are the Only Path Left

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