Some of these people turn their brains off when they get to Washington and don’t bother to think again. Apparently this guy can’t put together more than a few sentences at a time which is why this stupid bill is so short and not thought out at all.
Frank Lucas need to get his head out of the MicroWave, its about half the size before he put in in. If the U S Mint was to make a half cent out of Zinc and Copper , the smaller coin size many would be lost and another enviromental condition. The current penny does not hold up in salt water beaches. I know I found my share metal detecting and maybe the government should have any Banking Office collect all damage coins pulled from circulation and replace with clean coins and sent back to the Treasury. I can’t afford to mail in damaged coins because they would cost to much to ship. I believe there would be a million dollars in damaged coins turned back in for cash. It hard to straighten out a coin thats been hit by a Lawn Mower blade. Coins should get the same privilege as mutilated currency
I was really hoping the government would save us some money making steel 1 cent & 5 cent coins by 2010. What about a 9/10 of a cent coin for the pointless 9/10 cent per gallon the gas stations add to the price of a gallon of gas? That is so stupid now that gas is around $4/gal.
Nobody ever sells anything for a round figure. It’s always $n.95 or $n.99. Same thing with gas. I guess the marketers think there are dumb people out there who still don’t recognize the fact that all it takes is 5 cents, 1 cent, or 0.1 cent to round up to the next $ so that whatever it they’re buying is actually more expensive than what they think. The theory is lost on me. It’s just like showing you a buck and saying that’s all it costs but don’t mention that you still have to pay sales tax and so it really costs more than a buck.
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Some of these people turn their brains off when they get to Washington and don’t bother to think again. Apparently this guy can’t put together more than a few sentences at a time which is why this stupid bill is so short and not thought out at all.
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Frank Lucas need to get his head out of the MicroWave, its about half the size before he put in in. If the U S Mint was to make a half cent out of Zinc and Copper , the smaller coin size many would be lost and another enviromental condition. The current penny does not hold up in salt water beaches. I know I found my share metal detecting and maybe the government should have any Banking Office collect all damage coins pulled from circulation and replace with clean coins and sent back to the Treasury. I can’t afford to mail in damaged coins because they would cost to much to ship. I believe there would be a million dollars in damaged coins turned back in for cash. It hard to straighten out a coin thats been hit by a Lawn Mower blade. Coins should get the same privilege as mutilated currency
September 28th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I was really hoping the government would save us some money making steel 1 cent & 5 cent coins by 2010. What about a 9/10 of a cent coin for the pointless 9/10 cent per gallon the gas stations add to the price of a gallon of gas? That is so stupid now that gas is around $4/gal.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Nobody ever sells anything for a round figure. It’s always $n.95 or $n.99. Same thing with gas. I guess the marketers think there are dumb people out there who still don’t recognize the fact that all it takes is 5 cents, 1 cent, or 0.1 cent to round up to the next $ so that whatever it they’re buying is actually more expensive than what they think. The theory is lost on me. It’s just like showing you a buck and saying that’s all it costs but don’t mention that you still have to pay sales tax and so it really costs more than a buck.