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[AeroGod]

Ive hated pennies for many years, but today I just snapped. That tiny thread between normality and insanity was broken. I went to buy something and I was to get 10 cents change back. I didnt get a dime nor did I get a 2 nickels. They didnt have any. Nope, I got 10 pennies. 10! Theyve been rattling around in my pocket for an hour now and I cant stand it anymore. I HATE PENNIES

Such useless pieces of garbage and so annoying. Only worth 1 cent? Why even bother with that shit. Nothing is worse and nothing ruins my day more then when I go to buy something and I get a shit load of pennies as change pack. "You total comes to $4.99. Thanks for shopping with us, take this piece of crap copper piece and leave" And its not even copper, its like 95% zinc. Since when was zinc worth anything and why are we using it as currency? Why they hell do they make things 99 cents or anything that isnt a multiple of 5, or hell even better 10. Thats so stupid. Id rather pay a few extra cents then get stuck with some dumb pieces of crap that have to jingle around in my pocket for the rest of the day.

So after all this I wonder why? Why we still use them? I found these bull shit reasons..

The penny greatly facilitates commerce. The U.S. Mint produces between 10 billion to 13 billion pennies annually to meet broad public demand.

Public demand? The public doesnt demand pennies, they loathe them. The public demands more 100 dollar bills though, lets start printing 13 billion of those annually.

Most Americans still "count their pennies." A recent poll by Opinion Research Corporation found that more than 70% of Americans support keeping the penny in circulation. Not surprisingly, that same poll showed that those with the least annual income found the penny most valuable. When the economy slows, Americans count their pennies and cash them
in. There is a flow of coinage from American homes into the economy confirmed by statistics showing a correlation between U.S. Mint demand for new pennies and the GDP rate.

These people dont matter and they are largly stupid. You think Bill Gates or Donald Trump care about pennies. No, they probably dont.

Elimination of the penny would lead to higher prices. Prices would be rounded to the nearest five cents, resulting in higher prices. Professor Raymond Lombra, Pennsylvania State University, testified before Congress in 1990 that this "rounding tax" could cost Americans $600 million annually

Who cares. They lump everyone together as a whole and use big numbers like 600 million to scare us. Shut the hell up/ Pennies suck get rid of them. Why not round down and save America 600 million. Greedy shitbags.

Elimination of the penny will hurt charitable causes. Organizations like Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Salvation Army rely heavily on donations from the collection of pennies. Recently, the Dallas-based Kindness Foundation raised over $14,400, a penny at a time, for the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Ronald McDonald sucks. Stop charging so much for your hamburgers and worry less about your pennies. Penny charities are dumb anyways. Go collect some real money.

Abolishing the penny could erode consumer confidence in the economy. A 1990 General Accounting Office report found people were fearful their money may not go as far if the penny was eliminated because prices would be rounded to the nearest five cents. The report noted this "rounding" made many Americans feel they are being "ripped off" by being charged higher prices

1990? Welcome to 15 years ago. Take another poll in this day of age, I assure you the hate for pennies will be greater.

Elimination of the penny will hurt those who can afford it least, the poor and elderly. Increased prices due to "rounding" would fall disproportionately on those least able to afford it because they make more small cash purchases.

Thats such bullshit. These people are dragging the normal world down. They can hardly afford shit anyways, making cost 1 more cent isnt going to matter.

The penny produces a profit for the Treasury. Seigniorage, the revenue derived from the difference between the face value of coins and the cost of their mintage, produced more than $25 million for the Treasury last year -- from the penny alone.

Boo hoo. Make something else. Your just like the tobacco industry then. Making money off other peoples misery. Getting a penny is like getting cancer from cigarette smoke.

Eliminating the penny would increase the deficit and the government's need to borrow money. Seigniorage from penny production is treated as a reduction in the amount the Treasury must borrow to finance the national deficit. Elimination of the penny would result in increased federal borrowing and higher interest payments.

Bullshit answer and they know it. Make less pennies and make more nickles and dimes. Its that easy. Elimate 10 pennies and add a dime. Your logic is retarded.

The penny is part of our nation's history and culture. It was the first coin authorized to be minted by the government, with Benjamin Franklin suggesting its original design. Over the centuries, the penny's design has symbolized the spirit of the nation, from Liberty to Lincoln. The penny has been an integral part of the American experience -- whose childhood would be complete without penny candy and other small purchases?

Nostalgia is retarded, and in this case is a burden on myself and the rest of America. Swallow your pride and change this shit.

President Lincoln has been on the penny since 1909, the 100th anniversary of his birth. No other historical figure has reigned longer on a U.S. coin. He deserves to stay there!

If Abe Lincoln had magical powers he'd be raining fire and brimstone on us. He put and end to the Civil War and slavery and hten he gets shot. What do we do. Immoratlize him on a piece of shit. Put him on the damned 50 dollar bill or something. Grant never did anything for us, put his ass on the penny and send them all to the bottom of the ocean.

http://www.pennies.org/topten.html

130 Billions of these damn things in circulation and I wont rest untill they are all destroyed.

[/rant]

I have no idea why I just typed that. Im bored as hell and just needed to get that off my chest.

 

[olimario]

Too much to read.
Everything should be rounded to the nickel.

Coinstar = Balance in the force.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Send all your pennies to me. I'll pay for postage.

 

[alejob]

Everyone who hates pennys can send them to me! You can pay shipping with the pennies!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Too much to read.
Everything should be rounded to the nickel.

Coinstar = Balance in the force.

coinstar is a rip. They take like 10%. Fuck that. My bank does it for free!

 

[darscot]

I agree pennies are pointless. One of my personal peeves is when the twit behind the counter dosen't round of either way.

 

[DarienA]

The missus and I recently put all of the change in our house into rolls.... $350.

 

[AeroGod]

Coinstar and everything else is all fine and dandy but they still come back to you through the course of buying and selling. They should make a machine that accepts pennies, burns them in a fire, and then gives you cash.

 

[AeroGod]

I have some new evidence. If a penny is made of 95% Zinc, then we are wasting our precious zinc reserves. just look at all this good stuff we could be using it for....

Zinc is primarily used as a coating on iron and steel to protect against corrosion. Corrosion costs more than $200 billion annually -- 4.2% U.S. GNP.

Zinc makes the average automobile last longer -- 17 pounds of zinc protect it from rust, Another 20 pounds are used to make zinc die cast parts like door handles and locks, and each tire contains about 1/2 pound of zinc, which is needed to cure rubber.

Zinc can store six times as much energy per pound as other battery systems, increasing range of electric vehicles. Zinc-air batteries have powered cars to speeds of 120 mph

Zinc sheets used in architecture, for roofs or facades, on counters and on bar tops, have a maintenance-free life of over 60 years

And thats just a few examples. Zinc is awesome and we are wasting it on pennies.

 

[Drexon]

Sweden got rid of their equilavant of pennies... I think 10 years ago. Wasn't worth jack shit, you could get a gum for 5 of 'em. I remember we had a whole bunch'a "pennies" in a plastic bad.. heavy as hell. Anyways, the states should take a lesson from Sweden. What happend was that all the prices marked "xxx.99" and was marked DOWN to the nearest denominator, xxx.50! With the soul reason to make it look cheaper, and that's the norm today, all over you see those xxx.50 prices, and yes, I hate those .50 SKR's.

 

[Koshiro]

Anyone else read that topic as "I hate penises" at first?

 

[AeroGod]

Anyone else read that topic as "I hate penises" at first?

I could start a topic on that too. They are freaking stupid. I got rid of mine and I feel much better.

 

[open_mouth_]

I was thinking of starting a not-for-profit organization called "Pennies for Heaven" or something that just gets volunteers and goes around collecting peoples' unwanted pennies (or higher denominations) and then donating the accumulated sums to charity. A partnership with a financial institution to actually accept all those pennies would be necessary, though, which shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I've hated pennies for most of my life. You can't buy crap with them anymore. Even the penny candy stores around my house charged 5 cents when I was a kid.

Although I have to admit that I've used Coinstar a few times and bought things with my pennies. Nothing huge, just like chips and soda. I feel so ashamed. I'm going to stop using pennies, they are only good for throwing at random jerks on the street.

 

[Lemurnator]

If I'm in a dept store and I get pennies, I usually put them on top of the little pony ride thing in case any little kid comes along and wants to ride the mechanical pony.

It makes me feel good inside.

 

[fennec fox]

New Zealand did away with one- and two-penny coins in 1989, and as far as I can tell the country is still in operation. Of course, US$1 is currently worth NZ$1.53, so I think the US dollar would have to be even more devalued than it is today before a real public outcry against the penny can gather steam.

 

[Phoenix]

Yes, pennies are useless blah blah blah. So now we must live in a world where the tax rate is divisible by 5 so if you're above 5 your tax rate goes to ten, below 5 it goes to 5.

The plan is genius, bring it up to your city council and elected officials. I'm sure they're all for it

 

[Crispy]

lol, I read: I hate penises

But uuh....yeah...pennies suck!

 

[BlackMage]

i say fuck coins completey. everything should be rounded to 1 dollar.

 

[Phoenix]

Sweet $1 tax on everything!

 

[BlackMage]

Sweet $1 tax on everything!

not tax would be included in the rounding. so something could be worth under a dollar but with tax it would have to round up to $1 SEE!

 

[dog$]

Yeah OK, I don't want to pay $23.56 at the gas station, I'd rather pay $24! $0.35 for a newspaper? Fuck let's make it a buck, and two on Sundays. Fantastic.

I find two beneficial uses for pennies: tollbooths and card games. Sure there are counters you could actually buy to put on cards, but why bother when a penny works just as well. And nothing says "fuck you, tollbooth" quite like paying a $0.40 toll with 40 pennies.

 

[BlackMage]

Yeah OK, I don't want to pay $23.56 at the gas station, I'd rather pay $24! $0.35 for a newspaper? Fuck let's make it a buck, and two on Sundays. Fantastic.

I find two beneficial uses for pennies: tollbooths and card games. Sure there are counters you could actually buy to put on cards, but why bother when a penny works just as well. And nothing says "fuck you, tollbooth" quite like paying a $0.40 toll with 40 pennies.

YOUR COMMON SENSE DOESN'T CHANGE MY OPINION, MISTER!

 

[Poody]

I throw them away.

 

[Miguel]

Tollbooths here don't take pennies. Fucking assholes.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

My currency peeve isn't so much the overabundance of pennies as it is the lack of coinage in the dollar+ range. Dollar coins are a nice first step and rock... unfortunately US citizens either tend to avoid them, or like them so much that they keep them. EIther way keeps them out of circulation and keeps them from being a common item.

 

[alejob]

Damn pennies!! Can I take my pennies to the bank in exchange for dollar bills? Mucho pennies sitting around.

 

[Koshiba]

For some reason I first read the thread title as, "I hate penises." My mind is in the gutter. :x

Anywho, pennies aren't so bad. Though it's amusing when you have so many pennies and then you go to buy something and you pay for it with all pennies. xD I've also had to pay tolls with pennies before too. :x

 

[xsarien]

Too much to read.
Everything should be rounded to the nickel.

Coinstar = Balance in the force.

Fuck Coinstar. Wrap them and just take them to any bank.

 

[goodcow]

Fuck Coinstar. Wrap them and just take them to any bank.

Or just get an account at Commerce.

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

Things I have to request NOT to recieve every day.

1. Ice in my beverages

2. Bags around my purchased goods (groceries notwithstanding)

3. Pennies as change

 

[Barnimal]

:lol :lol :lol @ first post. OMG. that made my day.

 

[Red Scarlet]

THe pennies are just trying to kill you, it's ok.

 

[demon]

If Abe Lincoln had magical powers he'd be raining fire and brimstone on us. He put and end to the Civil War and slavery and hten he gets shot. What do we do. Immoratlize him on a piece of shit. Put him on the damned 50 dollar bill or something. Grant never did anything for us, put his ass on the penny and send them all to the bottom of the ocean.

:lol

 

[Hitokage]

While phasing out pennies in favor of the nickel as the lowest coin denomination may have merit, I'd much rather our stupid treasury grow a spine and declare old bills only redeemable at banks to be swapped out with new bills. Stop acting like it's a good thing that you've never devalued a form of currency no matter how easy it is to counterfeit(moreso now since people have to remember all 10 different versions and the old shit is still legal).

...and thanks for wasting everyone's time with that dollar coin tease.

Yes, pennies are useless blah blah blah. So now we must live in a world where the tax rate is divisible by 5 so if you're above 5 your tax rate goes to ten, below 5 it goes to 5.

The plan is genius, bring it up to your city council and elected officials. I'm sure they're all for it

Do you even pay attention to how your accountant does your taxes? Not even the IRS gives a shit about coinage. Everything is in whole dollar amounts on the tax sheet.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

That was one of the funniest posts I've read here.

I support your anger.

 

[chaostrophy]

Elimination of the penny would lead to higher prices. Prices would be rounded to the nearest five cents, resulting in higher prices. Professor Raymond Lombra, Pennsylvania State University, testified before Congress in 1990 that this "rounding tax" could cost Americans $600 million annually

$600 million annually translates to about 17 cents per month per American. That rounding tax sure sounds horrible now!

 

[Zaptruder]

... Australia doesn't use 1c, 2c coins anymore; instead we round up or down to the nearest number divisible by 5...

At 3c it rounds up... so we still lose a little, but what we gain is productivity... productivity of not standing around in lines fumbling or waiting for people to fumble with their 1c, 2c coins.

 

[Kola]

Penny Lane by the Beatles is just great!

 

[Smiles and Cries]

awesome post :lol

 

[Rorschach]

I have to admit I feel a sense of accomplishment when paying in exact change.

If Abe Lincoln had magical powers he'd be raining fire and brimstone on us. He put and end to the Civil War and slavery and hten he gets shot. What do we do. Immoratlize him on a piece of shit. Put him on the damned 50 dollar bill or something. Grant never did anything for us, put his ass on the penny and send them all to the bottom of the ocean.

:lol

 

[sc0la]

Things I have to request NOT to recieve every day.

2. Bags around my purchased goods (groceries notwithstanding)

3. Pennies as change

Things I have to request NOT to recieve every day.

1. Ice in my beverages

Freak.

 

[MIMIC]

Lori-Beth Denberg: "A penny saved is a penny earned. And a penny earned will buy you absolutely nothing."

 

[Brannon]

A penny thread without the Ass Penny rant is just wrong, damnit, wrong. Correct this travesty!

 

[demon]

Stick'em up your ass

 

[Red Scarlet]

Most beverages are cold, getting more pop/soda instead of ice is better!

 

[Excess Poo Flakes]

Stop buttfucking that moose.

 

[Fifty]

:lol :lol Awesome first post. I'm surprised the people who posted in this thread's first run didn't give it the credit it deserves. Well done Aerogod!

 

[Martini]

Anyone else read that topic as "I hate penises" at first?

haha, yes. i also knew that i could quote someone on it and post a reply..like i am now :lol

 

[cvxfreak]

I don't like pennies, but I keep them because they do add up.