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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 16 Jun 2015

    Penny for your thoughts: "Zinc lobby" preventing retirement of one cent coin. http://boingboing.net/2015/06/16/zinc-lobby-preventing-reti.html …pic.twitter.com/wVFq1dus0T

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      1. Jason Polkovitz‏ @jasonpolkovitz 16 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing AH HA! @DanPovenmire @mmonogram - an evil use for zinc!

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      1. Andrew Notarian‏ @anotarian 16 Jun 2015
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        @BoingBoing @docbeerio It's true. There is also a paper lobby stopping the retirement of dollar bills and/or polymer notes.

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      1. John Foust‏ @jfoust 16 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @GreatDismal Self-corroding coins invented by same guy who coined "lather, rinse, repeat" and "pour baking soda down drain"

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      2. Carol Spears‏ @carolspears62 16 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @GreatDismal A penny is a placeholder (0.0n). Without them, taxes increase 5% or 10% at a time. Pennies are the best currency

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      3. Eric S. Smith‏ @smiteri 16 Jun 2015
        Replying to @carolspears62

        @carolspears62 In Canada, we round to the nearest nickel on cash transactions. Sometimes you overpay by a cent or two, sometimes under.

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      4. Carol Spears‏ @carolspears62 16 Jun 2015
        Replying to @smiteri

        @smiteri In MI USA we had a 4% sales tax which increased to 6%. Without a penny, the govt would have to increase to 10% as 6% is impossible.

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      5. Eric S. Smith‏ @smiteri 16 Jun 2015
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        @carolspears62 We apply the taxes & round to the nearest nickel on the total, so the sales tax could be 5.3841101% if you wanted.

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      6. Carol Spears‏ @carolspears62 16 Jun 2015
        Replying to @smiteri

        @smiteri You are talking about cash registers. I was talking about government. And yes, Canadians are wonderful among our species. :)

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      1. Ben Rosengart‏ @fivetonsflax 16 Jun 2015
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        @BoingBoing @GreatDismal I suppose their lawyers are known as the zinc bar. @SuzanneScala

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