Pennies are worthless. No one ever uses them unless it’s to throw at their siblings. The penny costs more than it's worth to produce, let alone to distribute and count. there are already places (like the military) who have stopped wasting their time trying to distribute and count out thousands of pennies each day. Hera are just a few reasons you should get rid of the penny.
You might think that the penny is worth something because of how long we’ve had it. Maybe you even think that pennies are good because if you save enough of them you can make a few bucks, and if that wasn’t your opinion I would say that was wrong. Sure, there are some pennies that are worth something but those are far and in between. The majority of pennies are only going …show more content…
Over the years Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Norway, Britain, Switzerland, Finland, and even more recently Canada have all gotten rid of the penny. Why is it that all of them could agree on a reasonable course of action but America is still in a heated debate. In the article they read emails and have phone calls with people who both want the penny to stay and see no real use for it in their daily lives. Here are a few differing opinions people had: “For every penny found by my kid at a grocery store is worth $1 million in memories.” “ They're worthless to me. I'm a cab driver, and I've gotten penny tips and it's like, no, thank you, you know, just don't bother tipping me at all.” and “ I take it in loads to any store where I want to annoy the associate, especially if they've been mean to me.” There are some people who found a way to create a world where the penny is useful. They Have their kids learn decimals or the exchange of money with pennies. They create memories and hobbies out of collecting them and have grown so fond of pennies that they can't bear to see them go. I feel they are the reason the U.S. hasn't moved on yet. They don't seem to understand that pennies would still exist just in smaller quantities, “It symbolizes our inability to make the basic sensible changes in society.” If we cant come together as a group and make up our mind about even the
You might think that the penny is worth something because of how long we’ve had it. Maybe you even think that pennies are good because if you save enough of them you can make a few bucks, and if that wasn’t your opinion I would say that was wrong. Sure, there are some pennies that are worth something but those are far and in between. The majority of pennies are only going …show more content…
Over the years Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Norway, Britain, Switzerland, Finland, and even more recently Canada have all gotten rid of the penny. Why is it that all of them could agree on a reasonable course of action but America is still in a heated debate. In the article they read emails and have phone calls with people who both want the penny to stay and see no real use for it in their daily lives. Here are a few differing opinions people had: “For every penny found by my kid at a grocery store is worth $1 million in memories.” “ They're worthless to me. I'm a cab driver, and I've gotten penny tips and it's like, no, thank you, you know, just don't bother tipping me at all.” and “ I take it in loads to any store where I want to annoy the associate, especially if they've been mean to me.” There are some people who found a way to create a world where the penny is useful. They Have their kids learn decimals or the exchange of money with pennies. They create memories and hobbies out of collecting them and have grown so fond of pennies that they can't bear to see them go. I feel they are the reason the U.S. hasn't moved on yet. They don't seem to understand that pennies would still exist just in smaller quantities, “It symbolizes our inability to make the basic sensible changes in society.” If we cant come together as a group and make up our mind about even the