http://www.wbez.org/blogs/onstageba...ts-dollar-coin-why-america-hates-change-99206 Americans have been quietly mourning a surprising death for months, ever since news hit that the U.S. government would stop minting $1 coins in an effort to save money. "Nobody wants them," Vice President Joe Biden said with typical candor. But "[a]s our politicians duke it out on the fields of the U.S. Mint, as Sacagewa and Susie B. Anthony chat it up with our first 20 presidents in vaults the size of Madison Square Garden, one fact remains," says comedian and famed tour guide Margaret Hicks. "Americans are passionate about our money, but we hate change." Read an excerpt of her thoughts below or listen above: The American public is a finicky beast. When it chooses to shower its unmitigated scorn on something, it’s over for that thing. From eggs to Boy George to Nutella, Americans are clear in their opinions.
