Eliminate the penny already!

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>The <a href="http://www.drudgereport.com/" target="_self" title="drudge report">Drudge report</a> is posting that&nbsp; </p><p><font size="3"><strong><br />
Producing a penny now costs the government more than 1.4 cents...
</strong>&nbsp;</font></p><p><a href="http://www.drudgereport.com/" target="_self" title="drudge report"><br /></a>Only in Washington DC. </p><p>They're a fucking nuisense anyway. They're effectively worthless. What the fuck are we doing making pennies anymore? &nbsp;</p>

[FezPaul]

Yeah, I can't beleive the gov't would do something that wasn't cost effective.

[Fallon]

When I get change and their is a penny I either throw it out, or put it on a table for somebody who might want it.<br />

[Marc with a c]

but i eat them when i get pulled over while im drinking.

[Bulldogcakes]

<p><img border="0" src="http://www.sptimes.com/News/090600/photos/taste-sauce.jpg" />&nbsp;</p><p>I use the hot sauce from taco bell to make them all new and shiny. Or half shiny, half old and dirty, just so I can see the difference. <br /></p>

[FUNKMAN]

i use it to pay people for their thoughts...

[suggums]

Dont Be That Guy: who, after being given his change, leaves the pennies on the counter like he's too fucking good for them.&nbsp; its still money, and you're still gonna be that asshole who's always a penny short<br />

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>suggums</strong> wrote:<br />Dont Be That Guy: who, after being given his change, leaves the pennies on the counter like he's too fucking good for them. its still money, and you're still gonna be that asshole who's always a penny short<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>WOO HOO! 1000 posts for Suggums!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[cougarjake13]

<p>well if he had a penny for every post he'd have</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>10 bucks oh well nevermind</p>

[A.J.]

<p>What the fuck are we doing making pennies anymore?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Supporting the hard-working copper miners of America, dammit.</p>

[reeshy]

If I didn't have a penny....how would I do my scratch-offs?????<br />

[Yosammity]

<p>I wanted to throw in my two cents about this issue (haha&nbsp;-- lame attempt at humor):</p><p>We still need the penny.&nbsp; If we get rid of it, rounding up will cause a lot of problems.&nbsp; For example, the cost of postage stamps, gasoline, etc.&nbsp;will have to go up in 5 cent increments.&nbsp; This could be debilitating to big businesses that rely on those things in bulk.</p>

[JPMNICK]

<strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br />If I didn't have a penny....how would I do my scratch-offs?????<br /><p>with a quarter you tiny handed fuck</p>

[newport king]

its cheaper to let my kid throw pennies in the water at the mall than quarters

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>newport king</strong> wrote:<br />its cheaper to let my kid throw pennies in the water at the mall than quarters <p>but their wishes will have to be smaller...</p>

[Dirtybird12]

<p>Did you guys ever stop and wonder how the penny would feel?</p><p><img height="150" src="http://hcs.harvard.edu/~hsp/Article%20Images/Issue_03/Issue%2003%20Stills/SadPenny.jpg" width="150" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[PapaBear]

<p>If they want to keep the penny, and it costs 1.4 cents to make one... why not just change the value of the penny to 2 cents?</p><p>Of course, if they did, you'd have to offer up twice the info when someone gives you a penny for your thoughts.</p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">Let's just make them really huge so they command more respect, and charge $1 for them!</font></strong></p><p><img title="huge penny" height="302" alt="huge penny" src="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/penny2b.jpg" width="410" border="0" /></p>

[fezident]

<p>Fuck the penny.... I say, get rid of the Canadian &quot;loonie&quot;.&nbsp; And while we're at it, let's ditch the Canadian &quot;two-nie&quot;.</p><p>As soon as I buy a coffee...I got a pocket full o' god damned change!</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p><strong><font size="1">Eliminate the penny already!</font></strong> </p><p><img height="373" src="http://www.collectr.com/ce/images/cpmarshallp.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></p>

[Sheeplovr]

<p>if there is no penny then how do you pay for sales tax on somethign thats just a dollar</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>Sheeplovr</strong> wrote:<br /><p>if there is no penny then how do you pay for sales tax on somethign thats just a dollar</p><p>open up a Dollar Six store...</p>

[PapaBear]

<p>You still love me, James... right?</p><p><img height="318" src="http://www.colossusblog.com/mt/archives/images/russiawl17.jpg" width="294" border="0" /></p>

[Dirtybird12]

<img height="131" src="http://www.soul-patrol.com/newsletter/2004/news4/janet.jpg" width="151" border="0" />

[FUNKMAN]

<img height="360" src="http://www.posters.com/sports/b-101.jpg" width="235" border="0" />

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Yosammity</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I wanted to throw in my two cents about this issue (haha -- lame attempt at humor):</p><p>We still need the penny. If we get rid of it, rounding up will cause a lot of problems. For example, the cost of postage stamps, gasoline, etc. will have to go up in 5 cent increments. This could be debilitating to big businesses that rely on those things in bulk.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They'll write a check. &nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Sheeplovr</strong> wrote:<br /><p>if there is no penny then how do you pay for sales tax on somethign thats just a dollar</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hmmm. Wow. Got me stumped there. .. .&nbsp; let me think. . . . . &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>WITH A NICKEL!&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[PapaBear]

Without pennies, what would old ladies give to the Shoney's waitresses?

[FUNKMAN]

without a penny how could you write out a checky?

[Reephdweller]

<p>I like the penny, mainly for the fact that Lincoln faces the other way...like he's had it with the other coins or something.</p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I like the penny, mainly for the fact that Lincoln faces the other way...like he's had it with the other coins or something.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You like Lincoln? Save your fives. &nbsp;</p><p><img width="300" height="300" border="0" src="http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/phd/PHD431/96011.jpg" />&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099" size="4">Then Penny Lane becomes Penniless Lane!!!</font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#000099" size="7"><img title="Penny Lane" height="380" alt="Penny Lane" src="http://www.rarebeatles.com/sheetmu/smpenny.jpg" width="288" border="0" />&nbsp;<img title="Penniless Lane" height="264" alt="Penniless Lane" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/PennilessLane.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></font></strong></p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;<img width="240" height="428" border="0" src="http://pro.wanadoo.fr/huchehault/image142.gif" /></p><p><font size="2">&quot;When my crops failed I was left <strong>nickel</strong>-less&quot;</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yeah, doesn't have the same ring to it. &nbsp;</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>what will become of the loafers?</p><p><img height="397" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMiNxmk1EGk8BvJSjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN 0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12jnvl008/EXP=1146022897/**http%3a//www.radishworks.com/ModelLib/images/Ap05PennyLoafers.jpg" width="449" border="0" /></p>

[Tall_James]

<p><img height="169" src="http://www.stevecobb.com/Stephen%20with%20Celebrities_files/image011.gif" width="201" border="0" /></p><p>&quot;NO! TAKE WILL!&quot;</p>

[PapaBear]

<p>Who can afford to put nickles on the eyes of the dead?</p><p><img height="464" src="http://www.lorien.org/olorin/wednesday/dethe-orig/dethe13.jpg" width="278" border="0" /></p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>i'm a cheater</p><p><img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9gnMijunE1EHcoANN.jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN 0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12bns8sqb/EXP=1146023534/**http%3a//www.guideconsumers.com/buy/images/currentjcp.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>does 5 pennes really make a nickel?</p><p><img height="198" src="http://www.rosiello.com/images/penne.jpg" width="216" border="0" /></p>

[bobrobot]

<strong>Bulldogcakes</strong> wrote: <font size="2">&quot;When my crops failed I was left <strong>nickel</strong>-less&quot;</font> <p>Yeah, doesn't have the same ring to it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">it just sounds wrong</font></strong></p><p><img height="211" src="http://www.slingsnarrows.com/images/buckwheat.jpg" width="202" border="0" /><img title="ani difranco" height="200" alt="ani difranco" src="http://www.womanrock.com/features/images/ani_difranco.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by bobogolem on 4-25-06 @ 8:34 AM</span>

[El Mudo]

"Hey Brain....this sucks!"

http://templeimages.free.fr/images/images4/Inspector_Gadget6.jpg

[Sheeplovr]

<p> </p><span class="postbody"><p>Hmmm. Wow. Got me stumped there. .. . let me think. . . . . </p><p>WITH A NICKEL! <br />
</p></span><p> </p><p>sales tax is diffnrt in diffrnt states 9% in ny how do tyou do that</p><p>NJ will be 7% how do you do that with a nickel</p><p>and its 6% now in nj so how do you do that with a nickel</p><p> </p><p> </p>



<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Sheeplovr on 4-25-06 @ 9:35 AM</span>

[giannidesk]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Australia did this years ago.</p><p>There are NO pennies in Australia.</p><p>Everything rounds to the nickel.</p><p>In addition (and another great idea they've implemented): Sales tax is already included on items.</p><p>In other words if the price tag on a CD says $8.00 - the sales tax is already included!</p><p>- GIANNI &lt;- I've seen a live tazmanian devil</p>

[Sheeplovr]

<p><span class="postbody">Everything rounds to the nickel</span></p><p>so instead of 7 cents i pay 10?</p><p>they get 3 cents for free?</p><p>bastards</p><p>ehh i can live with that i think but where is all thsoe little 3 cents going to go hopefull rich white people &nbsp;</p>

[Doctor Manhattan]

<strong>Bulldogcakes</strong> wrote:<br /><p>The <a title="drudge report" href="http://www.drudgereport.com/" target="_self">Drudge report</a> is posting that&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><font size="3"><strong><br />Producing a penny now costs the government more than 1.4 cents... </strong></font><p><font color="#990000" size="2">So how much does it cost to make a Nickle, Dime or Quarter? It might cost them more than a penny to make a penny, but they make it up on the other coins.</font></p><p><font color="#990000" size="2">And the coins and bills don't have a real value in itself (Outside of collectors), they just represent an amount of money.</font></p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Doctor Manhattan</strong> wrote:<p><font size="2" color="#990000">So how much does it cost to make a Nickle, Dime or Quarter? It might cost them more than a penny to make a penny, but they make it up on the other coins.</font></p><p><font size="2" color="#990000">And the coins and bills don't have a real value in itself (Outside of collectors), they just represent an amount of money.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="200" height="160" border="0" src="http://www.huge-entity.com/blogger3/scanners-exploding-head-3.jpg" />&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[FezPaul]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Doctor Manhattan</strong> wrote: <p><font color="#990000" size="2">So how much does it cost to make a Nickle, Dime or Quarter? It might cost them more than a penny to make a penny, but they make it up on the other coins.</font></p><p><font color="#990000" size="2">And the coins and bills don't have a real value in itself (Outside of collectors), they just represent an amount of money.</font></p><p>http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/0070532214.jpg</p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">Let's use manhole covers for pennies </font></strong><strong><font color="#000099">and make penny pitching an Olympic sport!</font></strong></p><p><img height="281" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/ManholeCovers.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></p><p><strong><font color="#000099" /></strong></p>

[kdubya]

Without pennies what will Earl's cousin use to fill Franky??

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by kdubya on 4-25-06 @ 8:44 PM</span>

[El Mudo]

I think they need to update the design on the penny

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf000/f088/f08833l0pkv.jpg

[A.J.]

<p>&quot;What about a 99 cent coin instead?&quot;</p><p><img height="192" src="http://www.bundyology.com/bsteve.jpg" width="256" border="0" /></p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br />I think they need to update the design on the penny <img src="http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf000/f088/f08833l0pkv.jpg" border="0" /> <p>You DA Man!</p>

[El Mudo]

Actually Funk, I'm just starting to get interested in Grand Funk (I'm only 22)

I got their greatest hits off of ITunes and I really dig it....