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I don't think that they should have gotten off so easily, I suppose.
I think that maybe stiffening the penalties for small-time counterfeiters will help to convince people like that that it's a bad idea to try to make a quick buck with a fake one. Sure, harsher penalties and more jail time cost taxpayers more money, but then so does the need to redesign bills every five years or so incorporating the l newest anti-counterfeiting techniques.
You'd be surprised how many counterfeit bills are out there, and imagine what would happen if you were given a counterfeit $10 or $20 as change for a purchase, or a counterfeit $100 when you cash your paycheck. All of a sudden, you, personally, are out that extra money.
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