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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1512812, member: 8797&quot;]It&#039;s funny you should say that about seatbelts. That <i>is</i> exactly the way I feel about them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I don&#039;t really care if lives were saved as a result, because this is only the reason touted to cover the <i>real</i> reason: revenue increase. I&#039;ve respectfully debated with several members of law enforcement on the issue, and successfully defended myself in court against citations for not wearing them twice in the past. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; but I digress on that....</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as eliminating cents and nickels, blasphemy! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; On the CT facebook page, I answered that question like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;An emphatic NO! It&#039;s just an excuse to get the public to willingly concede a 1-4 cent raise in the price of EVERYTHING. Think of everything you buy, not just limited to the &#039;overall&#039; total at the grocery store, either. Every individual item&#039;s price will be raised. If you do not like to &quot;cart around pennies&quot; throw them in the little jar my the till. Don&#039;t whine about heavy pockets and end up costing the nation 1 to 4 % more for everything. Then you&#039;d have to whine about inflation even more&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s funny that the same people claiming pennies &quot;weigh them down&quot; are so quick to say how much a dollar coin.... will not. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Elimination is way too extreme. Redesigns are overdue anyway, why not find other materials for those coins? </p><p><br /></p><p>I fear the day &quot;cost effectiveness&quot; trumps all and we are legislated into money becoming obsolete, giving way to &#039;credits&#039; on &#039;cards&#039; and enabling tracking of everything we buy by banks and govt.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Demolition Man&quot; anyone?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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