[nfb-talk] Cash

[John Heim]

Well, I'm willing to listen. Please explain to me why I sound absurd.

The NFB does have an apparent conflict of interest.  That doesn't mean that 
is the reason they are against changing the money. However, there is no 
denying that they do have a conflict of interest. It's simply a fact.

And I'm not the one who said the NFB's position gives the impression that 
they are merely trying to spite the ACB. Someone else said that. Well, I 
suppose you could blame me for supporting that position. However, I know 
from other lists I am on that this is a commonly held view.

The NFB's position is all about "appearances". I think it's the NFB who is 
giving the wrong impressions here.



From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Cash


>I think you're the one sounding absurd, now.  The more posts you send, the
> worse it gets.
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Cash
>
>
> Wow, you said it.
>
> Believe it or not, my comments on this issue have been scaled back. I've
> been trying to be calm and rational. Admittedly, I'm having a very hard
> time.
>
> One of the things I have chosen not to say (unti now) is that the NFB's
> logic here is so absurd that it gives the impression that they're merely
> trying to spite the ACB.  That's why I brought up the apparent 
> contradiction
> in their positions on accessible money and accessible web pages.
>
>
> Another thing I haven't brought up until now is the apparent conflict of
> interest with the NFB selling the gadgets they say blind people should use
> to sort their bills while at the same time opposing an initiative to make
> that unnecessary.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "MARSHA R WALLEN" <robynwallen at juno.com>
> To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Cash
>
>
>> Steve you and I have had a discussion on this issue for awhile.  i do not
>> think we are as far apart as it might seem.  Here is my biggest issue
>> with the whole thing the way NFB is promoting this entire thing.  I grant
>> you that there are different priorities but I do not feel that saying
>> accessable currency makes the blind look helpless or incompetent in any
>> way is a fair comment.  It is okay to have differing views on this issue
>> and differing priorities but to say that accessable currency would make
>> us look helpless makes no sense and seems more like a petty response to
>> suit filed by ACB.  The logic is just not there.  Ok other people may
>> have other priorites but that does not mean that the big guns of debate
>> have to come out.  To me that stance that NFB is taking is similar to
>> when politicians dig up dirt on each other just to make themselves look
>> better.  I am all for any organization standing behind their own beliefs
>> but belittling another groups positon is not truly standing up for ones
>> convictions.
>>
>> Robyn
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