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Save the Greenback is an organization of U.S.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety of security products for the United States government, most notable of which is Federal Rese ...
employees and paper and ink suppliers opposed to phasing out the paper dollar. The group formed to counter the influence of the
Coin Coalition The Coin Coalition is an organization supporting the elimination of Penny (United States coin), pennies and dollar bills from U.S. currency. It is funded by vending machine companies, video-arcade owners, and the soft-drink industry, who all have a ...
. Their website was inactive as of July 2012. Public opinion has tended to favor the dollar bill, although in 2000, the
Government Accountability Office The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the supreme audit institution of the federal govern ...
reported that a full implementation of the dollar coin could save $500 million a year.


Americans for George

There was an online organization calling itself Americans for George. It was a public-relations campaign appearing to be a grassroots organization (an "Astroturf group"). Their website was also inactive as of July 2012.


Portrayal in media

In 2006 and 2007, auto manufacturer
Kia Motors Kia Corporation, commonly known as Kia (, ; formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry and Kia Motors Corporation), is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second lar ...
used this name in a car discount campaign. In the TV campaigns, the group was portrayed as a group similar to
Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth t ...
, with a mission to save money.


See also

* Save the Greenback Act


References

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