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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 2687858, member: 18157"]<b>I use the "Snickers" rule. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>In 1967, a full size (2oz) Snickers bar cost 5¢. Try to find one today for less than 50¢.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1967, a postage stamp was 5¢. Today, a postage stamp is 49¢...and the USPS is losing $Billions.</p><p><br /></p><p>7¢ or 10¢ is irrelevant...the point is...why wasn't the lack of granularity a problem in 1967?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Answer:</b> It wasn't...and isn't now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's take the Cent off life support and let it pass with dignity. Cents will likely become more collectible once they become obsolete.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 2687858, member: 18157"][B]I use the "Snickers" rule. [/B] In 1967, a full size (2oz) Snickers bar cost 5¢. Try to find one today for less than 50¢. In 1967, a postage stamp was 5¢. Today, a postage stamp is 49¢...and the USPS is losing $Billions. 7¢ or 10¢ is irrelevant...the point is...why wasn't the lack of granularity a problem in 1967? [B]Answer:[/B] It wasn't...and isn't now. Let's take the Cent off life support and let it pass with dignity. Cents will likely become more collectible once they become obsolete.[/QUOTE]
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