Talmidchochom
Your post isn’t serious at all.
“all poskim and gedolim agree that Chanukah gelt is the way to go.”
source please?
No posek argues on shava kesef kekesef.
R’ Yaakov says explicitly that it is ok
“Why that is not a takeoff from the goyishe gift giving is beyond even me!”
it is.
Though live up to your screen name please, don’t be like Joseph pick up a YD look up siman 178 it is a short siman, read the Remah, see the maharik see the pischei Teshuva (read the Gra as well of course)
Laskern
don’t listen to Joseph, as always he is wrong. R’ Moshe does not say it is “It’s absolutely wrong. , while he does call it “Hevel” (in OC 1:104 (IIRC)) he does also call it a devar reshus. In other words not assur.