The $250 bill that George Washington would have refused to touch

Trump's Treasury has designed a $250 bill bearing his face. A law bans it. A Founder warned against it. The economics anyway are worth understanding.

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A Trump $250 Bill | About That
In honour of the United States' 250th birthday, the U.S. Treasury plans to print a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump's face. Andrew Chang explains the legal hurdles in printing this new bill and the long-standing precedent it would shatter.

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The $250 bill that George Washington would have refused to touch

Trump's Treasury has designed a $250 bill bearing his face. A law bans it. A Founder warned against it. The economics anyway are worth understanding.

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