bohunr
Well-known member
i believe we are being conned. there are billions of pennies in circulation. plenty enough that there shouldnt be any shortage. stores are rounding up and down, this will make them millions more over the actual price of the product.
there are cheaper ways to make pennies for less than a penny.
i think one of two things are happening
1. on the way to a cashless society, then they track and control everything
2. Tax Increase of 4 more cents on the dollar, rounding up to a 10 Cent sales tax
then everything we buy would have to end in a 5 or a 0
they cant actually come out and say we are going to increase the sales tax to 10 cents with out a lot of pushback but if they do it this way over time we will accept it, no questions asked.
maybe, maybe not.....but why not make pennies out of a cheaper material like steel. the Government is lying for some reason
AI Overview
Making pennies out of steel (specifically copper-plated steel) would significantly reduce production costs, likely bringing them
well under one cent per coin. While current zinc-based pennies cost over 3 cents to make, switching to steel—which costs around 36 cents per pound—would eliminate the losses currently experienced by the US Mint.
there are cheaper ways to make pennies for less than a penny.
i think one of two things are happening
1. on the way to a cashless society, then they track and control everything
2. Tax Increase of 4 more cents on the dollar, rounding up to a 10 Cent sales tax
then everything we buy would have to end in a 5 or a 0
they cant actually come out and say we are going to increase the sales tax to 10 cents with out a lot of pushback but if they do it this way over time we will accept it, no questions asked.
maybe, maybe not.....but why not make pennies out of a cheaper material like steel. the Government is lying for some reason
AI Overview
Making pennies out of steel (specifically copper-plated steel) would significantly reduce production costs, likely bringing them
well under one cent per coin. While current zinc-based pennies cost over 3 cents to make, switching to steel—which costs around 36 cents per pound—would eliminate the losses currently experienced by the US Mint.
