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A.G. Schneiderman Op-Ed: Great New Yorker Alexander Hamilton Should Remain on $10 Bill

NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman wrote an op-ed in the Daily News  on the recent announcement by the US Treasury Department to replace or diminish Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill.

ON WHY HAMILTON SHOULD STAY: There are few people who exemplify the ideals of opportunity, entrepreneurship and commitment to the collective good than the great New Yorker and the face of the $10 bill, Alexander Hamilton. Born to a single mother in the West Indies, Hamilton was orphaned and virtually penniless when he immigrated to New York as a teenager in 1773. In just a few short years, he became a trusted aide to George Washington and one of the leading intellectual and moral voices of the fledgling nation. But it is his lasting impact on the American economy, the structure of our government, and his unique vision of social and economic progress that should keep him on the $10 bill.

ON WHAT THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT SHOULD DO INSTEAD: The answer is fairly simple: replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. We do not need to dig too deep to see that the man responsible for the “Trail of Tears” may not be the best exemplar of the American ideals of liberty and justice for all. In Jackson’s place, we should lift up a great fighter for workers’ rights.

ON WHO SHOULD REPLACE ANDREW JACKSON ON THE $20 BILL: New York has produced two excellent choices: Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Perkins, Franklin Roosevelt’s Labor Secretary and the first woman in a presidential cabinet. Both women were instrumental in shepherding through many of the most impactful public policies of the 20th century, including Social Security, child labor laws, minimum wage laws, and other worker protections we thankfully take for granted today. No one less than the first female Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, suggested Perkins should be the first woman on our printed currency. The solution is clear: Honor Hamilton by leaving him where he is and replace Jackson with a woman who truly represents the best ideals of this great nation.

The full op-ed can be read here.

 

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