# Getting rid of a penny.
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293
**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic
**Created:** [February 21, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293 "2013-02-21T07:02:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/1 "2013-02-21T07:02:18Z")
There are talks about US getting rid of it.
Canada just recently got rid of their penny.
Thoughts, comments, concerns?
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/2 "2013-02-21T07:08:33Z")
Canada:
[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/03/30/f-penny-faq.html](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/03/30/f-penny-faq.html)
US:
[http://www.retirethepenny.org/](http://www.retirethepenny.org/)
Debate:
[www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny\_debate\_in\_the\_United\_States](http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_debate_in_the_United_States)
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### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/3 "2013-02-21T07:10:31Z")
Great so my road rage costs would go up 4 cents a target.
voted no!
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/4 "2013-02-21T07:39:03Z")
Eh why not. They’re only good for throwing at homeless people anyway.
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/5 "2013-02-21T08:17:20Z")
> [@GD3Skier"](#):
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> Eh why not. They’re only good for throwing at homeless people anyway.
And strippers…
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### Author:  [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/6 "2013-02-21T08:20:51Z")
expect prices to go up nationwide. Can price shit @ $0.99 when you cant get pennies
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### Author:  [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/7 "2013-02-21T08:26:10Z")
While I’d like to vote yes, because they’re worth less than how much it costs to make them and to me that means it’s a waste, so much shit in our country would rise in price. Look at gas for example, it’s not $4.00, it’s $3.999.
If our currency continues to be inflated like it is, then I could make more cents (get it?) of this.
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### Author:  [@GATVILLE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GATVILLE)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/8 "2013-02-21T08:35:01Z")
> [@Finger Painting Forum: Data Recovery version I WANT MY PICTURES OFF THIS F#$KING CARD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finger-painting-forum-data-recovery-version-i-want-my-pictures-off-this-f-king-card/51692/51):
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> And strippers…
:rofl hmmmmm
i vote no, why should we suck canadas dick with everything they do?
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/9 "2013-02-21T08:51:30Z")
> [@ATV guys step in..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/atv-guys-step-in/51799/3):
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> :rofl hmmmmm
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> i vote no, why should we suck canadas dick with everything they do?
I voted no strictly because that is the best response in this thread. +rep if i can.
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### Author:  [@MGs4me](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MGs4me)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/10 "2013-02-21T09:13:35Z")
I say sure. Lets stop making them. Considering how many purchases are made electronically, rising prices would be negligible. Plus you could then melt down your pre 1982 pennies (the copper ones) and triple your money…OK so it’s only $.03…but, if you got a few thousand of them…
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/11 "2013-02-21T11:23:12Z")
I fucking hate change.
Whenever I get any I just put it in jars at home and let it add up.
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### Author:  [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/12 "2013-02-21T16:41:31Z")
ditch them. the amount of money that could be save is astronomical.
I’ll leave this tidbit here. I’ve got a collection of rare coins from my youth and have some literature/books along with them. In 1986, between the mints in the country over _10 BILLION_ pennies were made. You read that correctly. Subsequent years have been between 4 and 9 billion every year.
but there are other issues that arise when it comes to this. Like how to adapt sales taxes on products in retail stores for one thing. I mean if something comes out to $15.12 after tax, do you charge $15.15 and the store keeps the 3 cents, or do you charge $15.10 and the store eats the 2 cents…
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### Author:  [@blkwgn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blkwgn)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/13 "2013-02-21T17:51:07Z")
I actually used 2 pennies today at Wendy’s. It was strange… I got a nice crisp dollar back though instead of a bunch of fucking COINS.
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/14 "2013-02-21T17:54:05Z")
I cannot stand handling dirty shit booger covered nasty ass germ transporter coins. Pennies the most. Get 'em out of here!
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### Author:  [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/15 "2013-02-21T18:12:23Z")
> [@GD3Skier"](#):
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> Eh why not. They’re only good for throwing at homeless people anyway.
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### Author:  [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/16 "2013-02-21T18:27:46Z")
> [@Looking for a business to sponsor my photo exhibit](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-business-to-sponsor-my-photo-exhibit/51742/6):
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> I cannot stand handling dirty shit booger covered nasty ass germ transporter coins. Pennies the most. Get 'em out of here!
And dollar bills are any cleaner? Think about the asscracks (male and female strippers) the $1 dollar bills you use have been in. And we know how nasty most strippers in this area are.
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/17 "2013-02-21T18:29:17Z")
Nope, theyre not. I use cash as little as possible. Debit card ftw
inb4imbeingtracked lol
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/18 "2013-02-21T18:30:41Z")
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### Author:  [@Yetti\_VR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yetti_VR)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/19 "2013-02-21T19:32:27Z")
Pjb brings up a good point… Can’t do blow with a penny do gtfo…
Pjb happy birthday and go to rehab you coked out party animal
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### Author:  [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-rid-of-a-penny/266293/20 "2013-02-21T20:18:21Z")
soon they will get rid off the dollar because that will be worthless too. just theory. but good one
i mean who hasnt thrown a penny on the ground? or if it drops do you bother to bend over and pick it up?
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