Comments on: 1.67 cents for your thoughts http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/167-cents-for-your-thoughts/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Terry B http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/167-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-213 Terry B Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:00:26 +0000 http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-213 Toni---Well, they are copper coated, just not solid copper. And the annoying thing for me when people complain about mass transit, including the perennially beleaguered Amtrak, being "subsidized" by tax dollars. What about the highways for their precious gas-guzzling SUVs? Those don't just magically grow and self heal. All of these things are part of what a government does, taking care of the needs of its people. This is why we pay taxes. Toni—Well, they are copper coated, just not solid copper. And the annoying thing for me when people complain about mass transit, including the perennially beleaguered Amtrak, being “subsidized” by tax dollars. What about the highways for their precious gas-guzzling SUVs? Those don’t just magically grow and self heal. All of these things are part of what a government does, taking care of the needs of its people. This is why we pay taxes.

]]> By: Toni http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/167-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-212 Toni Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:13:02 +0000 http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-212 I think I saw a piece on 60 minutes about this. It blew my mind when I discovered that they were actually made of zinc, not copper! I dump all my change into a jar, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate pennies. And yes, everyone would definitely be rounding up. And once more, things would get "easier", meaning we'd have to think less. Is this actually good? I know, I know....It's an economic thing....But then again, so is public transportation, like subways. They don't make money either, but is anyone calling for them to be dumped because of that? I think I saw a piece on 60 minutes about this. It blew my mind when I discovered that they were actually made of zinc, not copper!

I dump all my change into a jar, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate pennies. And yes, everyone would definitely be rounding up. And once more, things would get “easier”, meaning we’d have to think less. Is this actually good?

I know, I know….It’s an economic thing….But then again, so is public transportation, like subways. They don’t make money either, but is anyone calling for them to be dumped because of that?

]]> By: Terry B http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/167-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-211 Terry B Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:33:11 +0000 http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-211 Speaking of coin collecting, I remember seeing a Roman coin in some random flea market outside St. Louis. As I remember, it was maybe 20 or 30 bucks. I don't collect coins, but the idea of having something like that around the house just to touch that bit of history was appealing. I didn't buy it, though. As Steven Wright says, "You can't have everything. Where would you keep it?" Speaking of coin collecting, I remember seeing a Roman coin in some random flea market outside St. Louis. As I remember, it was maybe 20 or 30 bucks. I don’t collect coins, but the idea of having something like that around the house just to touch that bit of history was appealing. I didn’t buy it, though. As Steven Wright says, “You can’t have everything. Where would you keep it?”

]]> By: Helmut http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/167-cents-for-your-thoughts/#comment-210 Helmut Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:43:33 +0000 http://wtfrandom.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-210 Before the Lincoln Memorial there were laurel leaves on the back side. Collected pennies as a youngster. Still have an uncirculated 1909 dvd. I enjoyed the silver dollars and have dollars with their wonderful art figures. Also the old nickels with the Indian head. Mercury dimes also were beautiful. And then these coins had an actual silver value. A sad comment on the constant course of Gov induced inflation. I really notice the complete collapse of the dollar here in Europe. Before the Lincoln Memorial there were laurel leaves on the back side. Collected pennies as a youngster. Still have an uncirculated 1909 dvd. I enjoyed the silver dollars and have dollars with their wonderful art figures. Also the old nickels with the Indian head. Mercury dimes also were beautiful. And then these coins had an actual silver value. A sad comment on the constant course of Gov induced inflation. I really notice the complete collapse of the dollar here in Europe.

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