2006-07-02 05:28:35 · 9 answers · asked by The Nanster 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
It is a bill that is introduced every so often. Some senator just reintroduced it here recently.
It was even carried on Yahoo News!
It really ought to happen- prices today give pennies no real buying power and it costs us money to move and store these things.
2006-07-02 05:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It probably will never happen, because there will always be that one dude who charges exactly 99 cents for something and by law he has to give the change. Yes, we live in a politically correct nation, which is why the answer is no. But it is a great idea, seeing that almost 13 million dollars worth of pennies are discarded EVERY YEAR, never to be reclaimed.
2006-07-02 12:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by darkblade_kalki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have been trying to kill the penny for years because it costs millions of dollars a year to make them (about 1.2 cents to make a penny) so it would save our government (and our tax payers) money
2006-07-02 13:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by what the heck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the economy. It could happen in a few decades, but there would have to be large economic changes in the world for that to occur.
2006-07-02 12:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by TheAnomaly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they will because it will upset the economy. They talk about doing every so often but nothing come of it.
2006-07-02 12:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by sunshine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. They've been mentioning the idea for years and nothing
has happened.
2006-07-02 12:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when everthing rounded up to 5p then yes
2006-07-02 12:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dude.
2006-07-02 12:31:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe
2006-07-02 12:51:25 · answer #9 · answered by JEN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋