m_fMA to AskUSAEnglish · 5 days agoShould the US get rid of the penny?message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareShould the US get rid of the penny?m_fMA to AskUSAEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
Is it about time, or is it still useful? If you think its time has passed, what about the nickel/dime/quarter?
minus-squarewolfpack86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoSure, 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
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