Since the year of 1787 people have been walking around with a jingle in their pants from their loose change. Today, change is only seen as two additional decimal places in an American’s bank account. In the fast moving world Americans presently live in, their time has become their most precious asset, leaving no moments to count their change to an exact value. Due to this, the existence of the penny has become a marginal inconvenience of the modern day. Altogether, the American penny is no longer practical or necessary in a world where time is money, and time is being wasted counting a cent at a time. In the present day of 2017, Americans no longer have the time for simple inconveniences. At the swipe of a card, purchases can be made in as
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While it may seem that 2 seconds are not a considerable amount of time, these additional seconds can add up to around 40 seconds a day, leading to a total of 4 hours wasted counting change per year [Source B]. With the elimination of pennies, America could reduce the amount of time people spend at the cash register, preventing long lines and upset customers. Furthermore, the 27% of people who do not keep track of their loose change will no longer have to find their coins in obscene places. Moreover, zinc and copper could be used for creating something worthwhile rather than being thrown into the trash by people who think pennies are “mucky and worthless” [Source B]. Altogether, the elimination of pennies would save cashiers and consumers time during transactions, and prevent the waste of materials such as zinc and copper. While the penny represented a major departure from American coinage and carries a tangible reminder of Abraham Lincoln’s significance in American history [Source F], the penny is no longer an item of sentimental value to all who carry it. As America continues to progress as a nation, we must be able to accurately represent our world as it is today. In order to do so, we must retire the penny as a memory of history, and adopt new ways of currency to match our ever changing society and economy. America can no longer live in it's one-cent past, but must allow for new ideas and different types of currency to
While it may seem that 2 seconds are not a considerable amount of time, these additional seconds can add up to around 40 seconds a day, leading to a total of 4 hours wasted counting change per year [Source B]. With the elimination of pennies, America could reduce the amount of time people spend at the cash register, preventing long lines and upset customers. Furthermore, the 27% of people who do not keep track of their loose change will no longer have to find their coins in obscene places. Moreover, zinc and copper could be used for creating something worthwhile rather than being thrown into the trash by people who think pennies are “mucky and worthless” [Source B]. Altogether, the elimination of pennies would save cashiers and consumers time during transactions, and prevent the waste of materials such as zinc and copper. While the penny represented a major departure from American coinage and carries a tangible reminder of Abraham Lincoln’s significance in American history [Source F], the penny is no longer an item of sentimental value to all who carry it. As America continues to progress as a nation, we must be able to accurately represent our world as it is today. In order to do so, we must retire the penny as a memory of history, and adopt new ways of currency to match our ever changing society and economy. America can no longer live in it's one-cent past, but must allow for new ideas and different types of currency to