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Should the US treasury or mint continue minting pennies, it cost almost 2 cents to make one cent.?
If a penny was made of copper it would probably cost a nickle, maybe more.
If we had no pennies, instead of charging 99 cents stores would probably charge only 95, just to keep the price under the dollar or next dollar amount.
Huey, that was 1994, prices have gone up
10 Answers
- Cat In The SinkLv 62 decades agoFavorite Answer
Sure. Just make them out of aluminum. They did it before.
- 2 decades ago
How stupid can "they" be. This happens in every currency around
the world at some point. There is nothing you can still buy for 1 cent. Used to be bazooka bubble gum but now that's gone so I say get rid of the penny...
- Anonymous2 decades ago
Because, if they stop making pennies, they get to START controlling costs. How the heck else are you supposed to get change that isn't divisible by 5. Be careful what you ask for.
- olderandwiserLv 42 decades ago
Seems like a waste of our taxes and metals to keep making pennies. Today they are usless.
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- Anonymous2 decades ago
I don;t know honestly but i wish they would stop cause thats all i have in my jars auto;s pockets and it is to a point i would rather round up then have them any more. miltary in german stoped makeing them for the bases there cause it cost to much to send maybe the states should reflect on that.
- Anonymous2 decades ago
Who is you congressman? Who is your senator?
Look at them.........Now you know. No more silly questions. Our country is run by Forest Gumps ' that we elected. Congress has NO intelligence at all. That's not saying a lot about the voters either.
- Anonymous2 decades ago
wow... I didn't know that... I wonder if they could make them cheaper?