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Message:: [QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 899696, member: 15929"]I disagree. Vending machines could be retrofitted and labeled to encourage the use of either dollar bills (most are anyway) or dollar coins and then give change as needed. At some point, not accept anything less than a buck but give change as needed. Folks that get sucked into this "vending machine lobby" need to remember that these machines are gonna get replaced ANYWAY as they break down. There is no reason at all why this has not already been addressed either through visual recognition software (such as what's used on bills) or something else. They just want to continue in the vein they have been in for the past 40 or 50 years and damn the costs to the government. The exact same arguments are used against eliminating the penny (cent) and paper bills. Right up to the point where the income tax comes due! And then, the US Government has not done enough, is wasteful and all sorts of other complaints! Sometimes, change simply needs to be mandated, otherwise it will never happen. Look at the MPG of automobiles! Auto Manufacturers had fits over those laws but look where we're at today. 21 mpg seems to be the norm yet a scant 40 years ago, was limited to VW's and tiny imports. Change can be for the better yet most folks would rather die doing the old way than change. Let's make some changes.[/QUOTE]