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Jack Lew, Alexander Hamilton, $10 Bill
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Remove Lew, Not Hamilton

Steve Hanke/July 10, 2015June 19, 2022

On June 17th, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew shocked many, including former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, when he proclaimed that Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) – the first and foremost Treasury Secretary – would be demoted and share the ten-dollar bill with a yet unnamed woman.  Undaunted…

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