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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 334869, member: 4626&quot;]Well that could be done but I don&#039;t see what difference that would make as to whether or not the penny was minted.&nbsp; It&#039;s simply easier for a business to go by what number the cash register actually says than to have to round it off, and people out of habit would likely continue to do that regardless of them not legally having to do so.&nbsp; In other words, the law would have next to zero effect in altering the current status quo.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only way I can possibly imagine actually getting rid of the penny is if enough people in Congress were willing to risk the political consequences of just voting to get rid of the penny despite their constituents&#039; objections.&nbsp; A nearly unanimous vote would probably not be that objected to... it would counteract the concentrated interest against it since you can&#039;t hardly complain about an indivdual congressman when <i>everyone</i> (or almost everyone) voted the same way.&nbsp; Good luck trying to get two opposing political parties fighting for power to actually agree with each other lol... but it has been known to happen on rare ocassions (federalizing airport security, for example).</p><p><br /></p><p>Both major parties have been known to complain about government waste.&nbsp; If you could convince them to frame the removal of the penny in terms of making goverment more efficient, you could probably get a decent coalition together.&nbsp; Congressmen love doing things that will make them look good come re-election time.&nbsp; I think that would be your best bet if you have significant interest in getting rid of the penny.&nbsp; Waiting around for them to do it themselves won&#039;t work, because then the people against getting rid of the penny make the most noise and thus will be who they listen to.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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