Congress looking at steel pennies and nickels

In God We Trust!
Yes, the steel will come from China and most likely contain some part of the twin towers steel that Bush sent them to give it some value.
When all is said and done, old Bloody George and his gang, will fall 110 stories deeper into the pit of Hell to be forever with their father the devil.

Does my burka make my butt look fatwa?

Actually, to be precise, they are one cent and five cent coins --- the "penny" is a denomination of coin in Britain, but never has been issued by the USA.

Anyway, I wish they would already stop making the damned things! I can never understand the hidebound conservatism of Americans when it comes to our coins and currency --- they'll walk around with pocketsful of quarter dollars and wallets stuffed with $1 bills, but refuse to use half-dollars and $2 bills, even though they are demonstrably more efficient to use.

If we had kept up with inflation since the 1930's, our smallest coin today would be the 25 cent piece, and our smallest bill would the the $20. Our circulating currency is totally out of whack with reality, as almost any foreigner who has visited the USA will tell you. But we all take it for granted, as impractical as it is.

Monopoly game at my garage sale.

I couldn't care less. I don't want to hold federal reserve notes or present-day coins. Pennies and nickels are practically valueless anyway.

So they stopped backing the dollar with gold in the 1970's.

Now they want to stop putting what was left of worth into the money. We will now be on pure monopoly money, completely and utterly worthless. What a joke....

Guess they'll be made in China.

We actually are on a "Better than Gold Standard". Because if it costs nearly double to make pennies and nickels due to their metal value..... WE ALL HAVE TO USE Nickels and PENNIES ONLY, and they are inflation proof now?? Make sure you ask your employer to now pay you in pennies...and you immediately get a raise! You can double your money.

This is just another violation of the 1792 Coin Act. Only gold and silver are to be used in our coins. To use anything else is fraud and punishable by death.

http://landru.i-link-2.ne... See section 19.
Shelley

Trade with all nations; alliances with none. ~Thomas Jefferson

I wouldn't be surprised if one day our coins are made of plastic. And eventually I'm sure there are plans to go completely digital, so there are no materials needed and just computer power. Besides, once our money goes digital it would be much easier for the government to own your @$$ whenever they want. Heh, the local PD could probably freeze every virtual penny you own by pressing one single button..

Has it really come to this already....let's hope they are stainless steel.