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Old 01-08-2016, 08:09 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by kane View Post
I don't disagree that it would be an easy way to save money. I think we should get rid of pennies and have thought so for a long time. I guess my point was that the title of this thread is that this is part of why we are in debt and I was just pointing out that while that is technically true, it is only microscopic portion of the debt.
It will take a lot of those microscopic wastes to wipe out the debt. The main ones are Health and Social Security, Unemployment. Which it's tough to reduce by cutting the amounts. without seeing riots on the streets.

How many of the large spends are also operated as if money grew on trees? In the UK, the attempts to introduce IT has ended in disaster and costs billions. Because the people in charge are simply out of their depth.
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