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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1313835, member: 26302"]I agree, but don't feel sorry for the vending machine industry. They are the ones who sabotaged the SBA. Between them lobbying for a reeded round coin, and the cotton producers lobbying against the repeal of the dollar bill, the SBA coin, which should have been a huge success, was a total failure. Nothing has changed since, except the design of the dollar coin, (yet without repealing the $1 bill is still a failure.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just cannot fathom why we do not repeal $1 and $2 notes, issue coins instead, and be done with it. Save billions of dollars, people would be peeved for about 6 months and get over it. Our politicians have the spine of an amoeba, and treat us like little children. While they are at it, eliminate the cent, make the 5 cent piece identical to current cents and revalue all current cents to 5 cents. One fell swoop every money losing aspect of our coins and currency are solved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1313835, member: 26302"]I agree, but don't feel sorry for the vending machine industry. They are the ones who sabotaged the SBA. Between them lobbying for a reeded round coin, and the cotton producers lobbying against the repeal of the dollar bill, the SBA coin, which should have been a huge success, was a total failure. Nothing has changed since, except the design of the dollar coin, (yet without repealing the $1 bill is still a failure. I just cannot fathom why we do not repeal $1 and $2 notes, issue coins instead, and be done with it. Save billions of dollars, people would be peeved for about 6 months and get over it. Our politicians have the spine of an amoeba, and treat us like little children. While they are at it, eliminate the cent, make the 5 cent piece identical to current cents and revalue all current cents to 5 cents. One fell swoop every money losing aspect of our coins and currency are solved.[/QUOTE]
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