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2025-11-13 Economy

The U.S. Mint has ended production of the penny, the nation's lowest-denomination coin, in a cost-saving move

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1 Customers now face 1 cent to 4 cent purchase price increases on cash purchases. Some fear 1st move towards a gov controlled based e-currency.

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2 Gum ball machine vendors are hardest hit.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-11-13 05:33|| 2025-11-13 05:33|| Front Page Top

3 Next will be the nickel, then the dime and quarter.

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-11-13 09:52|| 2025-11-13 09:52|| Front Page Top

5 I remember visiting a place and everything was a nice whole number and thinking, "wow how convenient" until it was pointed out everything was rounded up to the next bill, so what was say a $0.75 beverage is now $1.00; $1.10 is now $2.00.

I did see all the big boys who pissed themselves happy getting rid of change during Covid have been out talking about how cash customers won't get proper change because penny shortage - for over a week now.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-11-13 13:46|| 2025-11-13 13:46|| Front Page Top

6 Sales tax rounding is going to be a killer.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-11-13 15:38|| 2025-11-13 15:38|| Front Page Top

7 Watch the Z-Out DLC actually Y2K wreck systems LOL.

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