Is it about time, or is it still useful? If you think its time has passed, what about the nickel/dime/quarter?

  • BmeBenji (he/him)@lemm.eeEnglish
    341·
    1 year ago

    Sure. Fuck it. I wouldn’t waste any brain power on it when the *gestures wildly at everything* is still happening

      • wolfpack86@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        That doesn’t mean we need to mint more. Especially when it costs more than $0.01 to produce a penny.

        You’re only pointing to why we don’t invalidate the coin.

        • ReadMoreBooks@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You’re only pointing to why we don’t invalidate the coin.

          Correct.

          That doesn’t mean we need to mint more.

          The question wasn’t if we should mint more. It was if we should do away with what we have.

          • wolfpack86@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Sure, but functionally stopping the production is the main benefit of the decision. It means banks can’t order more and the usage will naturally wane away.

            I guess I’m saying there’s a middle ground that doesn’t require invalidating the currency