You mean like what was done with most of the railroads in North America at the turn of the century - being build on the backs of Chinese laborers?

Agreed. Which is why the ten poorest US states should lose all of their federal support money until every last citizen of appropriate age gets a high school diploma, and in science not religious dogma creationism. Too many rednecks running around in pickup trucks with guns breeding then getting welfare handouts.

Then they're stupid cause there are banks that don't charge at all like mine.

I dont care what you felt, I read how they are made. They are entirely polymer with no paper/linen at all.

east coaster now living in central canada

I've been to and know people from both London and Nova Scotia, and I can assure you they dont speak in that manner.

Actually no - the entire note is polymer. The clear sections are just parts of the original polymer that have been blanked out in the printing process to make them transparent.

Ok so if you copy digital music, you are making a counterfeit copy of that music. Feel better? Still illegal.

So a music company pays the musician based on how much of a hit they think the song will be and how much money they will make off of it, and spend money promoting it accordingly. If the song is simply copied then less sales are generated and their value of the music is essentially devalued. Same thing,

The methods are disclosed, but not how they are implemented. How they make the polymer notes is a secret (and yes patented - I'll correct my earlier assertion)

Ok, thats the first explanation that has made any sense. Thanks! Americans confusing a french accent with 'geez that must be how Canadians speak english!'. lol

Well if you like the current designs on he Canadian bills, wait for the new ones as we replace all our paper money with difficult to counterfeit polymer notes. New $100 and $50 are already out with more to follow.

There's been several movies where the main character did the same thing with the fractions of cents on interest calculations. That is not new.

Well considering I know several people who have had their PayPal accounts hacked (I refuse to get one) I'd hope security would be a lot better.

What the heck? I don't pay anything for interact transactions, nor should you. Its money right out of your account just like cash. There's no service being provided.