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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 8216765, member: 19250&quot;]No the only reason its around is Congress no mater what party in power. Its senless goverment. </p><p>The Federal Reserve bank of Richmond Baltimore branch vault is packed with bags and bags of dollar coins....why no one wants them....and Congress still minting them.</p><p>The cost to mint and store then cost more than they are worth....</p><p><br /></p><p>And again not a political shot at either party as both are at fault.</p><p>Years ago the government paid dairy farmers for milk and cheese....to produce or dump their products.</p><p>Then all of a sudden ....theres millions of tons of American cheese thats value was less than the cost to store it.....so now what? </p><p>Oh we will distribute it to the poor....once again for ever action theres a reaction...and that mess with the surplus dairy products was a complete cluster.</p><p>Retail stores always placed a change order with their bank weekly to cover the stores needs.</p><p>Those orders went from boxes to rolls ,as again there more eletronic transaction than cash....and thats is only goingbto increase over the next decade. </p><p>Cents, halves,and actually dollar notes need to be done away with....as a collector does this upset me YES very much so...but again it needs to be done for many reasons.</p><p>I give brick and mortar food store&nbsp; and other retailers less than a decade to remain open as a retail operation.</p><p>Cost of operations, workers, rent, utilities, etc....and the fact I can end this here and now, and go order a standing crown rib roast for dinner tonight....and I need not move from my chair.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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