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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1889987, member: 68&quot;]Imagine if you could still open cans without blood loss!!&nbsp; How about being able to cook a ham without half of it first being sprayed all over the kitchen and dumped down the sink and still with so much water in it that it boils instead of bakes!!&nbsp; How about a half gallon of ice cream that&#039;s little more than a pint?&nbsp; Wouldn&#039;t it be nice if one consumer product actually worked and didn&#039;t make a quick trip to the curb to be hauled away as trash?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How about a coinage system that actually worked and allowed you to buy cola or small purchase without the need to reach for paper (that rarely works) or plastic that adds to the cost?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nothing represents this madness like Gem zincolns that should never have been minted in the first place.&nbsp; They were only issued to support lobbyists and elements of the status quo.&nbsp; The mint could have saved countless millions and we&#039;d all be billions wealthier without this drain on the economy which nets a few rich people a few million.&nbsp; Great destruction results in small gains for the few.&nbsp; But Gems show what we could do if we actually tried.&nbsp; If we can turn out a Gem piece of garbage that shouldn&#039;t exist then surely we could have food that hasn&#039;ty been adulterated with sodium tripolyphosphate and water and whatever other processing they are doing this week and not saying. (pink slime anyone?) </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gem zincolns aren&#039;t for everyone, of course.&nbsp; There aren&#039;t very many anyway!&nbsp; But I can&#039;t imagine where anyone gets off suggesting that they aren&#039;t collectable or that superb Gem zincolns must be overpriced because they&#039;d never pay so much.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why can&#039;t they just live and let live?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It seems to me that this is one mightily peculiar age in which we live.&nbsp; It would be a shame if any aspect of it were lost.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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