http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-669 Aaron Rowe Thu, 15 May 2008 17:43:41 +0000 http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-669 Getting rid of pennies would be terrible as I would be forced to offer people a dollar for their thoughts. Getting rid of pennies would be terrible as I would be forced to offer people a dollar for their thoughts.

]]> http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-660 palegreenhorse Wed, 14 May 2008 01:27:40 +0000 http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-660 as a country we can't even do the logical thing and convert to using metric everywhere... there's no way we'd make a rational move like getting rid of the expensive metals in pennies or *gasp* get rid of the penny. as a country we can’t even do the logical thing and convert to using metric everywhere… there’s no way we’d make a rational move like getting rid of the expensive metals in pennies or *gasp* get rid of the penny.

]]> http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-635 Carmen Drahl Thu, 08 May 2008 13:29:24 +0000 http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-635 According to Wikipedia, it looks like a few countries have already removed the one cent (or equivalent) coins from circulation, and not super-recently, either. New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Finland are the countries I read on my first pass. Can anybody vouch for this? Are there "bring back the one cent" groups in those countries? According to Wikipedia, it looks like a few countries have already removed the one cent (or equivalent) coins from circulation, and not super-recently, either. New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Finland are the countries I read on my first pass. Can anybody vouch for this? Are there “bring back the one cent” groups in those countries?

]]> http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-627 selenized Wed, 07 May 2008 23:50:51 +0000 http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-627 In Canada most of the change except for the $1 and $2 coins are made of steel, and AFAIK they have been for a while. Even then, there is still talk of retiring the penny as it is just a waste of metal. In Canada most of the change except for the $1 and $2 coins are made of steel, and AFAIK they have been for a while. Even then, there is still talk of retiring the penny as it is just a waste of metal.

]]> http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-626 Mitch Wed, 07 May 2008 23:44:37 +0000 http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-626 Pennies are worth less and less every year, it is time to put them out of their misery. Pennies are worth less and less every year, it is time to put them out of their misery.

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