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I think we need to get rid of pennies, and probably the total use of change before getting rid of the dollar bill. The...
I would prefer coin money
yes..
coinage is cheaper in the long run because of durability, if they were really serious about what the government spends...
can we first get over the hurdle of discontinuing the penny?
Yes. I have opined on this before. And before.
Okay, so we COULD kill the dollar bill and that would leave people to tip their waitresses (ME) either change…or BIGGER...
NPR asks “Should we kill the dollar bill?” But what would people give to strippers? Fives are not an option in an...
that’s a stupid question. then what would we give strippers?
You can give me dollar coins if and only if you kill the freaking penny so I have room for bigger change in my pockets…
Yes. It would save our country so much money annually, and most first world countries have eliminated their equivalent...
