Some might argue that this constitutes defacement of currency, a federal offense. Whether or not stamping “TAX CHEAT!” over Geithner’s name would render the bill non-reissuable is debatable, in my opinion. Many people might refuse to accept the bill with the stamped red letters.
Some might argue that Giethner is a jackass.
Refuse my money, I will shop elsewhere.
If it’s ubiquitous, they’ll have little choice.
I would betcha that most clerks wouldn't NOTICE...
If you worry about what “some” say, you’ll never do anything.
Any action anyone takes will be opposed by some.
Change machines are your friend.
The guy who owns the change machine is going to deposit the bills for sure. Then it will be up to the bank whether to recirculate them. I invite Mr. Geithner to issue appropriate regulations to ensure bank compliance. After all, what's a government for?
If so, then every time a store uses one of those pens which are supposed to reveal counterfeits, they are committing a federal offense.
Since I am still unsure if the POTUS is legal, I would wonder if the currency that the tax cheat puts his signature to is legal if not defaced.
BTW, in my past life I was a bank teller. Most tellers hate holding mutilated/defaced money from circulation. As long as you can read the denomination it goes back out.