Subject: Should we get rid of the penny?Now that COJ has tackled the easy debates such as gay marriage, abortion, should I go to the bathroom, etc. it's time we had a look at a truly difficult issue.
I saw recently that there is a proposal in congress to get rid of the penny. Nowadays its costs more to produce the penny that it is actually worth (1.23 cents/penny. The nickle too, but small steps ).
Has the penny's time come?
I for one can't stand the penny and would love to see it go. When I lived overseas they did not have pennies and it was so nice to have nice round prices and not to clutter up your pocket with useless change. |