Pennies Persuasive Speech

Eliminate the Pennies!

Have you ever been waiting in line to use a vending machine and a person is fumbling with putting the pennies and dropping them because they are small.I Have and it is a little annoying . thats whats happening right now in this country and people are getting annoyed so we are caught in this loop of whether we should the penny or not.the penny is a copper coin that has been around the united states for a long time.It's about we get rid of the penny because it cost is not good other countries have and because many people have lost interest in the pennies.
First you should eliminate pennies because of how much it costs to make and distribute.First in source two it states that the us government lost a massive 60.2 million …show more content…
Second you should eliminate pennies because people don't care about the small meaningless coins of copper coated zinc anymore.for example people usually just throw them on desk and refuse them for change just so they don't have to hold onto them anymore.so why should we keep the pennies when people dont want them.First people throw them in jars so they can save them but then they don't ever use them and they just sit there getting dusty.therefore if we aren't going to do anything with the penny then why should we keep them.also people don't like how heavy they are compared to the light paper dollars.To continue people don't want to be carrying clinking change around in there pockets all day.Lastpeople refuse them as change or throw them in a fountain.if people like to throw away them then it's just a waste of a 2.4 cent penny.therefore peopple have lost interest in a penny so we should get rid of