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Jack Lew's New Signature Is Pretty Boring, Still Indecipherable (PHOTO)

Jack Lew's New Signature Is Really Pretty Boring

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's signature used to be awesome. It looked like this:

ceo signature narcissism

But apparently, it wasn't "grown-up" enough for the almighty dollar bill.

jack lew

So the Treasury Department decided to give Lew's John Hancock a makeover:

jack lew new signature

Now it's not only indecipherable, but boring too! And the Internet is not impressed:

I liked the old one better RT @USTreasury Jack Lew’s official #signature as it will appear on U.S. currency pic.twitter.com/qhHJ5AHOiD

— Eric Lam (@ericlamTO) June 18, 2013

Jack Lew's new signature < Jack Lew's old signature. http://t.co/zQ8qAOys78

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) June 18, 2013

Has anyone asked if Bill Ayers ghostwrote Jack Lew's new signature? Because that should be a conspiracy theory. http://t.co/1LBhjJUOGY

— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) June 18, 2013

Whatever that says, it doesn't say "Jack Lew." So is it legal tender? pic.twitter.com/v1gUCwA5qH

— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) June 18, 2013

Still horrid MT @USTreasury Here it is. Secretary Jack Lew’s official signature as it will appear on U.S. currency pic.twitter.com/EtZ5m9JelR

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) June 18, 2013
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