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graham4anything

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20. people evolve.

Reply to derby378 (Reply #15)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:30 PM

Feb 2013

People used to use charcoal too. there are more modern ways to light a BBQ

and people used to have wooden tennis rackets.

And the NY Jets once were in the Super Bowl.
(yes, it was still the only good Super Bowl, but it was like 45 years ago now and won't ever happen again,alas to a NYer like me).

live evolves.

How this is an "authoritarian" issue, I don't know.

and I am against 100% of hacking. Which is indeed why we need mega security to do all that we can to stop that.
But what that has to do with coins and money I don't know.

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Canada stops distribution of penny coin [View all] Eugene Feb 2013 OP

cosidering that a nickel now buys what a penny bought in the 70s Blues Heron Feb 2013 #1

Wonder if US is planning the same.n/t dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #2

It seems unlikely. surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #14

US should get rid of all coin/paper.Antiquidated in 2013. graham4anything Feb 2013 #3

I pay cash for a lot of things. I hate having every little purchase go into the Great Database. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2013 #4

Credit-card and clearing companies approve. BadgerKid Feb 2013 #5

without cash, robberies and muggings would become almost non-existent graham4anything Feb 2013 #6

Until this little hacker pushes a single button and cleans out your bank account derby378 Feb 2013 #15

people evolve. graham4anything Feb 2013 #20

Sure, you can try mega-encryption and security measures - but you can't hack a dollar bill derby378 Feb 2013 #21

what do the two issues have to do with anything anyhow? graham4anything Feb 2013 #22

Ahhh, yes...DU's very own Authoritarian chiming in with their latest piece of Big Brother Theatre... Earth_First Feb 2013 #7

How in the world is this an authoritarian Big Brother issue??? graham4anything Feb 2013 #9

Agreed. There's very little I buy without using a debit card... nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #12

taxes energumen Feb 2013 #8

Stores will be rounding to the nearest nickel... SidDithers Feb 2013 #10

im impressed energumen Feb 2013 #13

And it only applies to cash transactions... SidDithers Feb 2013 #16

there goes my checkbook balancing right out the window. eom energumen Feb 2013 #17

The simple solution is to leave the prices as is Recovered Repug Feb 2013 #11

you are correct energumen Feb 2013 #28

The REAL problem is a monetary system that says minting pennies is too expensive derby378 Feb 2013 #18

Japan's sen was abolished during the GHQ (MacArthur) days Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #23

True - I should have made that a little clearer derby378 Feb 2013 #24

A CD priced in tens of thousands of yens would cost hundreds of dollars Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #26

Man, I was way off, wasn't I? derby378 Feb 2013 #27

Today's yen isn't the same as it was back in the '60s and '70s Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #29

Amen to that! u4ic Feb 2013 #19

Finland and the Netherlands now use the Euro Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #25