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The time for the dollar coin has come. We need them
for vending machines and parking meters. We need them
because it costs millions of dollars every year to
print dollar bills. The US government knows this
that’s why they keep trying to come up with a dollar
coin. First it was the Susan B. Anthony, but she
looked too much like George Washington and the coin
looked too much like a quarter. Besides the quarter
is too big a size. Carrying a dozen coins that size
around in your hip pocket could negatively affect your
child bearing potential. So they hired some high
priced consultants and came up with the Sacajawegea
which looked a bit too much like a quarter and was too
big and was generally rejected by the public.
At the same time, the penny has become a burden.
The value of a penny has decreased to the point that
it‘s best use is as a shim. An eight year old kid
won’t bend over to pick one up off the street. The
counter of every convenience store in America is
littered with an extra penny cup. It probably cost
three cents to make a two cent transaction.
I say we get rid of the penny. Let’s round
everything to the nearest nickel. Then we take all
those pennies and make them the new dollar coin.
Everybody that has a penny now has a dollar. If you’ve
got a hundred pennies now you’ve got a hundred
dollars. What a kick in the pants for the economy.
This alone will probably bring us out of this
recession. (I assume that as you read this there is
either a recession in progress or just around the
corner.) Its not just pretend money either, the
savings in minting costs would be in the billions,
accepted circulation would be guaranteed and for once
the rewards would be split equitably throughout the
population. It would be a win win win situation.
Everybody with a penny wins. You win.
1) Tell your congressman to make a penny a dollar and
send this letter on to someone else.
2) Recognizing as you do that this plan is good for
America, good for your children and good for you, send
your generous contribution to:
MAKEAPENNYADOLLAR 3) Start hoarding your pennies. |
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