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I personally think so.

*I mean it costs 1.7 cents to produce 1 penny...meaning it could be melted down and sold for profit.

*Not only that it takes time for clerks and people to count pennies and...

*...people find it insulting that you pay in pennies.

*It's harmful to the environment. sure it's mostly zinc and copper, but much of the pennies end up on streets and thrown into rivers, oceans, and lakes just for wishes.

*We're smart enough where we can round to the nearest nickel.

*It's a waste of productivity and only encourages people to bash the government even more.

I mean we can still keep pennies in "electronic form" when we pay our bills online or earn interest. That's it.

I can see why retailers might want to keep pennies around, because $2.99 looks a lot cheaper than $3.00. And much of the donations made to Salvation Army volunteers are in the form of pennies.

But look at the street outside your house, chances are you'll find a penny. So many other countries have gotten rid of the their pennies, but us and Canada still haven't.

We've gotten rid of VHS and a-tracks, and casettes because they weren't profitable and would cost companies a lot more than it was worth...like pennies.