Should We Get Rid Of Pennies
Pennies are easily spent and worth one cent, so if I was you I wouldn’t let that precious penny walk out of my life. Pennies are very expensive to produce. We have spent over eighty million dollars over the production of pennies, while pennies are only worth one cent. Even though some people want to get rid of the penny, it would be better if we keep it because it is apart of or culture. Also, we could avoid price increases from rounding up, and pennies are good for charities. Many people have opinions on keeping or eliminating the penny. For example according to article number one “Penny Wise, or 2.4 Cents Foolish”, Jim Flaherty states “pennies take up too much space on our dresser’s at home,” and Mr. Velde states, “The serious, simple
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An example of how pennies have influenced us is according to article number four “The Ever-Changing Penny”, it states “the one-cent piece has influenced our language, giving us a number of idioms, such as “a penny for your thoughts,” or “not one red cent.” pennies have influenced us in a way that gives our lives a little more figurative language. An example of how pennies are put to good use is according to article number three “Give a Penny-Save the Day!”, it states “pennies might be a little bulky, but they add up;moreover, because they are worth so little, people don’t mind donating them to charity.” Pennies are put to good use by donating them to charity. An example I could type to prove how everything would be cheaper if we keep the penny would be according to article number two “Is the Penny Worth It?”, it states “Price rounding cannot be done fairly.” It also states “some people fear that rounding will end up costing people extra money.” Pennies make sure prices don’t go up or down a couple of cents it makes the price fair. Pennies save consumers from paying an extra amount of money, because of the rounding system. This is why we should keep so that we don’t have to risk prices going up, our figurative language gets more advanced, and charities earn more money by the
An example of how pennies have influenced us is according to article number four “The Ever-Changing Penny”, it states “the one-cent piece has influenced our language, giving us a number of idioms, such as “a penny for your thoughts,” or “not one red cent.” pennies have influenced us in a way that gives our lives a little more figurative language. An example of how pennies are put to good use is according to article number three “Give a Penny-Save the Day!”, it states “pennies might be a little bulky, but they add up;moreover, because they are worth so little, people don’t mind donating them to charity.” Pennies are put to good use by donating them to charity. An example I could type to prove how everything would be cheaper if we keep the penny would be according to article number two “Is the Penny Worth It?”, it states “Price rounding cannot be done fairly.” It also states “some people fear that rounding will end up costing people extra money.” Pennies make sure prices don’t go up or down a couple of cents it makes the price fair. Pennies save consumers from paying an extra amount of money, because of the rounding system. This is why we should keep so that we don’t have to risk prices going up, our figurative language gets more advanced, and charities earn more money by the