I Hear They Want To Get Rid Of The Penny...

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#1 Never_Fear
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They want to get rid of the penny because it just takes up space, so they're going to just make everything round up or down. What do you think about this? I think we should get rid of it, solely because it's a waste of time and space..
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#2 SOedipus
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Yes, it would be awesome if they got rid of the penny. Make prices in a multiple of 5 or something.
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#3 Blandassname
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15 years: "THAT DAMNED NICKEL! LET'S GET RID OF THE NICKEL OMG ROUND TO TENS DIMESDIMESDIMES"
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#4 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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How would I play the penny slots in Vegas?
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#5 Oleg_Huzwog
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Pennies kick ass.
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#6 mrbojangles25
Member since 2005 • 60746 Posts

This idea is so incredibly stupid.

Get rid of pennies? To save space?

Common people....

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#7 MKHavoc
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I think we should keep it. I don't see the point in getting rid of the penny.
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#8 TheZ3nMan
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They are a hazard, ever put a bunch of them in a sack and swing it around?
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#9 Oleg_Huzwog
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Common people....

mrbojangles25

It's c'mon, short for "come on". Unless, of course, you're talking about people who are ordinary.

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#10 Vyse_The_Daring
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I have to say, there are few things as annoying as not having a penny when your item costs $12.51, or anything similar.
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#11 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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How will we continue to propagate that rumor about the penny thrown off the Empire State Building?
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#12 effthat
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How will we continue to propagate that rumor about the penny thrown off the Empire State Building?sonicare

It'll become an urban legend!

"A madman climbed to the very top of the Emprie state Building and threw pennies off for 10 hours before finally throwing himself off. The fall lasted 90 seconds! All that was left was left of him was 3 cents... So the government gathered all of the pennies and melted them down, so that it would never happen again."

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#13 BobbyTurkalino
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Well I suppose I wouldnt miss it. After all whenever I get a penny in my change I always leave it in the 'Take a penny, leave a penny' container they have set up.
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#14 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Down with pennies.

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#15 deactivated-5901ac91d8e33
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Oh my god! The North American Union is coming to get you! :o

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#16 Wetall_basic
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The penny is an abomination. Let it be destroyed and never look back.
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#17 Greenwhitegreen
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Never!!!!...

...I hope they don't...it's myfavoritecoin! :(

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#18 cell_dweller  Moderator
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What needs to happen is that whenever we pay cash, whatever change we have under $1 gets sent straight back to our bank account. That way, we can get rid of change all together.
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#19 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Never!!!!...

...I hope they don't...it's myfavoritecoin! :(

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I hate all coins. And pennies the most. How can one love the penny?
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#20 jim_shorts
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Well, something needs to be done. Pennies take 4 cents to make, so we lose money on every single one.

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#21 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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Well, something needs to be done. Pennies take 4 cents to make, so we lose money on every single one.

jim_shorts
Link?
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#22 smarb001
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Well, something needs to be done. Pennies take 4 cents to make, so we lose money on every single one.

jim_shorts

really? thats something I didn't know.

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#23 cirthlanthelios
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Pennies aren't just a waste of time and space, they are a waste of money and that is why they should be abolished.

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#24 strieeyes
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They want to get rid of the penny because it just takes up space, so they're going to just make everything round up or down. What do you think about this? I think we should get rid of it, solely because it's a waste of time and space..Never_Fear

They have been talking about this for years, and have yet to get rid of Little Lincoln.

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#25 Food_Nipple
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Paper money is pretty damn pointless as it is. Debit cards rule.
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#26 cirthlanthelios
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I found this. It is 2 years old so it costs more to make them now then is listed.

Cost to make Penny/Nickel

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#27 cirthlanthelios
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Paper money is pretty damn pointless as it is. Debit cards rule.Food_Nipple

Debit cards rule if you like every transaction in your life to be documented and referenced. I'll take paper money thank you very much.

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#28 gamerchikrpg
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if they round things, won't they just round things up and take more or our money? no thanks. don't trust this country.
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#29 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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I found this. It is 2 years old so it costs more to make them now then is listed.

Cost to make Penny/Nickel

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They should have stopped making them as soon as it got more than a quarter again as expensive.
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#30 hoola
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that would just be another way the government could control the prices of things.

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#31 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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[QUOTE="Food_Nipple"]Paper money is pretty damn pointless as it is. Debit cards rule.cirthlanthelios

Debit cards rule if you like every transaction in your life to be documented and referenced. I'll take paper money thank you very much.

Doesn't matter if all you buy is normal.
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#32 II-FBIsniper-II
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What about Ol' Abe?
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#33 TheZ3nMan
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What about Ol' Abe?II-FBIsniper-II

Stick him on the 20!

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#34 JLAudio7
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FffTJk-gFKc im inclined to agree.
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#35 martialbullet
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now how am I gonna make my penny castle? :(
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#36 TheGamerUser
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15 years: "THAT DAMNED NICKEL! LET'S GET RID OF THE NICKEL OMG ROUND TO TENS DIMESDIMESDIMES"Blandassname

Amen to that!

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#37 foxhound_fox
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If you've ever worked retail you will understand how little value it actually has.
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#38 coltscardfan
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Well, something needs to be done. Pennies take 4 cents to make, so we lose money on every single one.

jim_shorts

that why we need to get rid of it

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#39 cool_baller
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[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]Common people....

Oleg_Huzwog

It's c'mon, short for "come on". Unless, of course, you're talking about people who are ordinary.

hahaha omg thats the funniest thing ever.
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#40 krazykillaz
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Pennies are great for exact change, but I do admit that other than that they're pretty useless. I've got an assload of pennies in my car and I doubt I'll use them all.
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#41 Sajo7
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I think this idea of getting rid of pennies is a waste of time and money.
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#42 arfy2
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No way!!! The penny should be kept. All my pennys go to straight to charity. I bet I'm not the only one that does this either, so think of all the donations charities will lose if the penny is dropped.

Edit: Har har! Totally didn't mean it, honest :p

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#43 darklord888
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This idea is so incredibly stupid.

Get rid of pennies? To save space?

Common people....

mrbojangles25


America is so scared of change, seriously...


Australia got rid of 1 and 2 cent coins years ago. They were useless and annoying. Hell even 5 cent coins are annoying these days.