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On 2009 February 18, when President Barack Obama was here
in Mesa Arizona, I personally passed a report to Secretary
of the Treasury Timothy Geithner.
Sparked by an MSNBC News article in mid 2008 concerning
a lawsuit by the American Council of the Blind against the
BEP, the report grew from an email I originally sent to
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 2007 February and
details design elements that I have proposed to enable paper
currency to become more counterfeit resistant and more blind
friendly. In 2008 May a copy of the report was originally
sent to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, American Council
of the Blind, NBC News Head Quarters, and the United States
Copyright Office.
I am encouraged that the design elements I have proposed
will save the BEP and fellow tax payers money by the increased
difficulty to counterfeit paper currency that Money Charms
establishes and by eliminating further lawsuits brought
about by concerns that paper currency does not address the
blind population.
My hope is that Secretary Timothy Geithner and the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing will work with me to bring these
innovative design elements to the public monetary system
in the near future.
For inquiries concerning the progress of Money Charms please
check back periodically, and please do contact the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, American Council of the Blind
and NBC News Head Quarters.
Thank you.
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