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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Inspector43, post: 26071121, member: 89213&quot;]The mint will not save any money if we eliminate the cent, they will just reallocate the waste.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mint is assigned the task of providing legal tender instruments to support the commerce of the nation. There are certain inherent costs in this mission that cannot be assigned directly and would be classified overhead. The overhead has increased significantly, to the point where all costs are excessive. This is not the fault of the penny.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mint is fulfilling it&#039;s obligation to provide legal tender in support of the commerce. In this case I think the penny may just be a scapegoat to draw attention away from the real issues of waste.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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