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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1098995, member: 68&quot;]Let me put it this way.&nbsp; The lobbyists are simply lying when they say that we need the penny and Americans want it.&nbsp; They lie about a supposed &quot;cost&quot; of eliminating it suggesting it will affect prices and taxes and they lie when they circulate their polls.&nbsp; An honest poll would would specifically styate that eliminating the penny has no effect on prices and taxes and we simply wouldn&#039;t have to count or deal with them any longer but they certainly don&#039;t want the results of an honest poll.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The zinc industry makes millions and they can contribute to the campaign funds of &quot;green&quot; politicians like Al Gore who actually has a zinc mine.&nbsp; (it might be shut down right now though).&nbsp; So the best bet is we&#039;ll have a penny at least as long as we&#039;re willing to make quarters out of aluminum at about $2 each.&nbsp; The aluminum interests won&#039;t care about this use so much since it will be a tiny percentage of their total sales but pennies are a nice chunk of zinc sales.&nbsp; So we hear about how zinc is good for you and an important part of your diet.&nbsp; Meanwhile thousands of tons of zinc cents lie mouldering in garbage dumps and playgrounds because thy are so worthless people throw them away and most won&#039;t bother to dispose of them properly or pick them up for any reason.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The penny is an albatross we&#039;ll wear around our neck until it rots off.&nbsp; Nothing can upset the status quo.&nbsp; Change is to be avoided at all costs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Especially if it involves pennies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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