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Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s
did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K |
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Harry K wrote:
Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K Is it a problem for you that a one dollar bill is the same size as a fifty? |
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On Feb 18, 9:23 pm, "Harry K" wrote:
Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K I don't use them for that reason. However, when travelling to Canada I never have a problem with their Loonies so I think it's probably psychological. I think if they take away our paper $1 we would adapt fairly fast. Bob |
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"Harry K" wrote in news:1171855415.659773.41620
@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com: Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Vending machine and coin-counter companies spent gobs of money making their machines accept the size and weight of a dollar coin. I don't expect the government to change those lightly. The real problem is that the "dumb *&)s" won't quit printing the dollar bills -- or pennies. I used to work for Brink's armored car. Every time a new bill design comes out, they have a fire drill getting the bill counters updated with the new specs. It's non-trivial. |
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Harry K wrote in message . com... Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K I thought they were gold colored this time around. Cheri |
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"Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote in message . .. Harry K wrote in message . com... Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K I thought they were gold colored this time around. Cheri So were the Sacajaweas. The fubar was back when they did the Anthonys, picking that size. They shoulda used the old silver dollar size, or something a little bigger than a 50 cent piece, which has basically vanished from circulation anyway. I thinking the vending machine companies basically dictated the size- anything bigger than the size they picked would have made machine retrofits impossible, IIRC. They would have had to start from scratch. aem sends... |
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"Steve" wrote in message The real problem is that the "dumb *&)s" won't quit printing the dollar bills -- or pennies. The Euro smallest paper denomination is the 5E. 2 and under are coins, each different diameter and 10¢ and under are red copper, while the others are gold colored. . It is not really a problem once you get used to it. http://www.euro.gov.uk/eurocoins.asp If we were to do it right it would not take very long to make the change and be done with it. |
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Rick Brandt wrote:
Harry K wrote: Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K Is it a problem for you that a one dollar bill is the same size as a fifty? The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department of Redundancy Department... AL |
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"Harry K" wrote in message ups.com... Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Ideally coins will save quite a bit of money over paper; although more expensive to make, they last much longer. So they keep trying it, hoping that one time they might get lucky. My son defines insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. Need I say more. Why the hell don't they get rid of pennies and maybe nickles if they want to save money? |
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"AL" wrote in message The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department of Redundancy Department... But the dollar coin will greatly outlast the paper bill saving money. |
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On Feb 19, 1:15 am, wrote:
"Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote in message . .. Harry K wrote in message . com... Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K I thought they were gold colored this time around. Cheri So were the Sacajaweas. The fubar was back when they did the Anthonys, picking that size. They shoulda used the old silver dollar size, or something a little bigger than a 50 cent piece, which has basically vanished from circulation anyway. I thinking the vending machine companies basically dictated the size- anything bigger than the size they picked would have made machine retrofits impossible, IIRC. They would have had to start from scratch. aem sends...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Don't know why? In Canada we have one and also two dollar coins. They are entirely different in size and weight etc. to quarters. We have used the one dollar for quite a number of years; in parking meters, coin telephones and vending machines etc. Some parking gates for example take the two dollar coin. Apparently coins last much longer than paper or plastic notes/bills. Withdrawing damaged 'paper money' and replacing must be quite costly, especially for small denominations such as one dollar. The one dollar coin with a picture of a loon (northern bird) got nicknamed "The loony". Unfortunately, IMO, when the two dollar was introduced an opportunity to call it a "Doubloony" or "Doubloon" was missed. It now has the unedifying nomenclature of "Twoonie" or "Toony"! |
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On Feb 18, 10:23 pm, "Harry K" wrote:
Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K Are these the new presidential series coins? You are not supposed to spend them but collect them. Thus the government will make maybe 10 billion dollars. My wife said, after sucking us in on the state quarter, she's not collecting these Frank |
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AL wrote:
.... The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department of Redundancy Department... AL Better yet, let's dump pennies and the dollar bill. Do you know that when we made a good decision to dump the half penny it was worth about 20¢ in today's money? Let's lighten our pockets and get rid of the nickel and quarter also and re-issue a smaller 50¢ piece and a $5.00 coin making the $10.00 our smallest bill and the dime the smallest coin. Then those $19.95 deals will become $19.90. (or $19.9) :-) -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message Better yet, let's dump pennies and the dollar bill. Don't dump them, make them the new dollar coin |
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Better yet, let's dump pennies and the dollar bill. Not so fast there! The "Penny Dump" is LONG overdue. Because of the extra effort when making change it $.01 piece is a drag on the economy. The law should require that transactions be "rounded up" to the nearest $.05 unless the seller decides on a different policy. That way, when you get change you don't get your cents. If the US gets another round of inflation, the "next step" would be to get rid of the $.05 and $.10. But bring in the $1.00 "token" (as it doesn't contain silver or gold) coin while we still have the $.01 piece a mistake. Do you know that when we made a good decision to dump the half penny it was worth about 20¢ in today's money? Let's lighten our pockets and get rid of the nickel and quarter also and re-issue a smaller 50¢ piece and a $5.00 coin making the $10.00 our smallest bill and the dime the smallest coin. Then those $19.95 deals will become $19.90. (or $19.9) :-) Good thinking. |
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I don't use them for that reason. However, when travelling to Canada I never have a problem with their Loonies so I think it's probably psychological. I think if they take away our paper $1 we would adapt fairly fast. Yep! "Cold Turkey" is the only way to go. That's how England introduced the Thachers (the 1 pound coin): after a certain date the paper money was no long legal currency. The English coin is a GREAT design: it's is about "quarter" sized but almost twice as thick. It's gold in color. The edge has find "curling" plus some extra lettering. I don't know the situation today, but back in the 80s, the Bank of Scotland still printed 1 pound paper notes which WERE legal but the Bank of England 1 pound paper bills were not. That's why there will always be an England and a Scotland and a Wales! |
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Vending machine and coin-counter companies spent gobs of money making their machines accept the size and weight of a dollar coin. I don't expect the government to change those lightly. Lot's of machines still don't take the $1 coin. The government should come up with a THIRD size (we still have the old "silver dollar" size) that can't be confused with the $.25 well before dropping the $1 bill. Unfortunately with our currency not being backed by gold or silver future inflation is all but certain. Any new $1 coin should provide for future expansion with $2 and $5 coins. Perhaps the "new" $1 coin should a little larger than the present $.10 piece but be slightly thicker and be gold in color. The $.05 piece has a smooth edge so that size can be "recycled" for a higher value coin. |
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Why the hell don't they get rid of pennies and maybe nickles if they want to save money? Getting ride of the $.01 is a "no brainer." But if you get ride of the $.05 but keep the $.10 and the $.25 you run into problems. Say, for example, something costs $.10 (a "legal" amount) and you pay with a $.25. Like it or not, the $.05 and the $.10 will have to go or stay together. It will take another round of inflation before the $.10 is considered to be "junk." |
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Per Harry K:
I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! When I saw them on TV, I though "geeze, they seem to be another quarter-look alike". My guess is that it's not so much stupidity as how our government makes many if not most decisions: they listen to the people with money, i.e. businesses - who, I'm guessing, wouldn't want to have to deal with another coin size. I agree with you: it's doomed by virtue of it's size. -- PeteCresswell |
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Per Rick Brandt:
Is it a problem for you that a one dollar bill is the same size as a fifty? Actually, it seems tb a problem for a *lot* of foreign visitors who can't imagine a monetary convention where all bills are not only the same size, but have identical coloring and similar graphic shapes/placement. I've been hearing stories from/about new arrivals on that subject since I was a kid. For residents who are used to this, it's still not comparable. A U.S. bill of any denomination is over fifteen times larger than a quarter coin and all that area is occupied by bill-unique graphics. And *still* lifelong citizens complain about the lack of distinctiveness in bills - especially older ones. The color might help the new coin. But, lacking a size diff, I'd opine that it needs at least a different shape - like hexagonal or something... anything to make a tactile distinction - in order to have a chance with us unwashed masses. Now if they could come up with a Dolly Parton dollar..... -) -- PeteCresswell |
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Per Toller:
Why the hell don't they get rid of pennies and maybe nickles if they want to save money? I can say why I'd object to their doing it: price increases. No retail price is going to be rounded down to the nearest denomination. They'll all be rounded up. -- PeteCresswell |
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AL wrote:
The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department of Redundancy Department... Since a dollar is now small change, I like using dollar coins, and the post office machines now return them as change from your $10. We just returned from Ecuador, which uses the US dollar and doesn't have there own currency. The Sacajawea coins are worn thin there, not like the pristine ones here. Haven't seen the new ones yet, but I thought the old ones were just fine. Dave |
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AL wrote:
The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department of Redundancy Department... At the risk of coining a new phrase, "It's about the money." Dollar bills are the creation of, and owned by, the Federal Reserve System. Coins are produced by the Bureau of the Mint. HUGE difference. Coins are government specie - when the government mints coins, they are minting money. When the Fed prints a dollar bill, they are producing a promise to pay. Not the same thing at all. All the coins produced by the mint are new, free, money that the government can spend without borrowing. Not so with paper. |
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Mike Hartigan wrote:
Stupid like a fox! (or something like that) The Mint has become a profit center by issuing coins that are 'different' than the traditional penny, nickel, dime, and quarter, thereby creating a whole new generation of numismatists (I think that's another word for 'coin collectors'). Witness the state quarters, the new nickels, and the dollars (3x). People are 'buying' these coins and stashing them away, meaning that the mint can produce them in quantities far exceeding what they would have produced normally, and pocket the profit. True In the past, anytime the Mint needed a quick budgetary fix, they simply cranked out a few million $2 bills. Now they're doing it with coins. It's not unlike the Post Office printing 'collectible' stamps that will never be used for postage - it's pure profit. The "Mint" doesn't make paper money, the Federal Reserve does. None of the paper currency produced by the Fed affects the federal budget in any way whatsoever. The Fed is a separate organization from the government. It is a government corporation, similar in structure to the Boy Scouts or the Red Cross. Now, what were you saying about a the stupidity of beuracracy (sic)? |
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On Feb 18, 7:39 pm, "Rick Brandt" wrote:
Harry K wrote: Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K Is it a problem for you that a one dollar bill is the same size as a fifty? The same problem as coins you can't tell by size. You have to look at them each and every time. Now you can't do much about paper bills as they will all feel the same no matter the denomination but there is no reason the dollar coin couldn't be made enough bigger than the quarter to be told by size. Say about 1/2 way between the quarter and 50cent coin. You could sort coins by denomination in your pocket by feel up until the dollar coin. Harry K |
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On Feb 19, 6:03 am, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Per Rick Brandt: Is it a problem for you that a one dollar bill is the same size as a fifty? Actually, it seems tb a problem for a *lot* of foreign visitors who can't imagine a monetary convention where all bills are not only the same size, but have identical coloring and similar graphic shapes/placement. I've been hearing stories from/about new arrivals on that subject since I was a kid. For residents who are used to this, it's still not comparable. A U.S. bill of any denomination is over fifteen times larger than a quarter coin and all that area is occupied by bill-unique graphics. And *still* lifelong citizens complain about the lack of distinctiveness in bills - especially older ones. The color might help the new coin. But, lacking a size diff, I'd opine that it needs at least a different shape - like hexagonal or something... anything to make a tactile distinction - in order to have a chance with us unwashed masses. Now if they could come up with a Dolly Parton dollar..... -) -- PeteCresswell Now _that_ I would be for. Might be a problem keeping it to a reasonable size though. Harry K |
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John Gilmer wrote:
Better yet, let's dump pennies and the dollar bill. Not so fast there! The "Penny Dump" is LONG overdue. Because of the extra effort when making change it $.01 piece is a drag on the economy. The law should require that transactions be "rounded up" to the nearest $.05 unless the seller decides on a different policy. That way, when you get change you don't get your cents. Wouldn't rounding up OR down to the nearest 5 cents be fairer? .03 and ..04 UP, .01 and .02 DOWN. I haven't heard a valid argument for the US keeping the penny coin for quite a while. From what I have heard, the mint makes more penny coins than the total of all the other denominations of coins because so many pennies go out of circulation for a variety of reasons. Legislation to eliminate the penny is proposed every few years and doesn't pass. I'd bet it's because of strong lobbying by the mint worker's union and the metal suppliers. And maybe by some charitable organizations too, I've heard they feel many folks will toss all the pennies they have on them into a collection jar, and they feel they will get less overall donations if pennies aren't around. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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On Feb 18, 9:27 pm, AL wrote:
Rick Brandt wrote: Harry K wrote: Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K Is it a problem for you that a one dollar bill is the same size as a fifty? The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department of Redundancy Department... AL- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The idea has been to do away with the dollar bill ever since a dollar coin was proposed. I even saw an article somewhere prior to the release of this one pointing out that use of the coin will not be really accepted until they just quit producing a dollar bill. I guess it just goes to show more of their stupidity. Harry K |
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HeyBub wrote:
AL wrote: The problem is there is no need for a dollar coin since we already have a dollar bill. The idea was obviously conceived by the US Department of Redundancy Department... At the risk of coining a new phrase, "It's about the money." Dollar bills are the creation of, and owned by, the Federal Reserve System. Coins are produced by the Bureau of the Mint. HUGE difference. Coins are government specie - when the government mints coins, they are minting money. When the Fed prints a dollar bill, they are producing a promise to pay. Not the same thing at all. All the coins produced by the mint are new, free, money that the government can spend without borrowing. Not so with paper. It's pretty much an academic distinction. As long as someone is willing to accept the representation of value it matters not what backs up the perceived value. In the days when coins were made of silver and gold, they had a value distinct from the pretty pictures upon them. Now that they're all made of dross, a coin isn't much different from a piece of paper. In a few cases it actually costs more than the defined value to produce the coin (1 cent being a case in point). |
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"Harry K" wrote in message
ups.com... The same problem as coins you can't tell by size. You have to look at them each and every time. Now you can't do much about paper bills as they will all feel the same no matter the denomination but there is no reason the dollar coin couldn't be made enough bigger than the quarter to be told by size. There is, actually: It would then be necessary to change every vending machine in order to get it to accept the new size. A penny and a dime are almost the same size, too, but they're easy to tell apart because a dime has a rough edge and a penny has a smooth edge. At least the new dollar coins have smooth edges. |
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On Feb 18, 8:02 pm, Steve wrote:
"Harry K" wrote in news:1171855415.659773.41620 @v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com: Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Vending machine and coin-counter companies spent gobs of money making their machines accept the size and weight of a dollar coin. I don't expect the government to change those lightly. The real problem is that the "dumb *&)s" won't quit printing the dollar bills -- or pennies. I used to work for Brink's armored car. Every time a new bill design comes out, they have a fire drill getting the bill counters updated with the new specs. It's non-trivial. True about the vending machines. Has no bearing on it though. Remember they had to do the same thing to get them to accept the old dollar coins. If they ever expect the public to use the new ones, they are going to have to do away with the dollar bill. Harry K |
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Per Edwin Pawlowski:
Better yet, let's dump pennies and the dollar bill. Don't dump them, make them the new dollar coin I like it... -- PeteCresswell |
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Jeff Wisnia wrote:
... Wouldn't rounding up OR down to the nearest 5 cents be fairer? .03 and .04 UP, .01 and .02 DOWN. Just leave it up to the seller. Competition will take care of it. I haven't heard a valid argument for the US keeping the penny coin for quite a while. From what I have heard, the mint makes more penny coins than the total of all the other denominations of coins because so many pennies go out of circulation for a variety of reasons. Legislation to eliminate the penny is proposed every few years and doesn't pass. I'd bet it's because of strong lobbying by the mint worker's union and the metal suppliers. And maybe by some charitable organizations too, I have heard that some charities have complained. It seems a little bit of a stretch these days. However I often hear people objecting because they think it will increase prices. The think all those 1.97 items will become 2.00. I say fat chance. The only reason they are now 1.97 is to make it seem cheaper. I've heard they feel many folks will toss all the pennies they have on them into a collection jar, and they feel they will get less overall donations if pennies aren't around. Jeff -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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On Feb 18, 10:23 pm, "Harry K" wrote:
Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Harry K Who cares? I can't remember the last time I used cash for anything. I'm not even sure I have ANY cash in my wallet. Do people really still use cash for anything anymore? I doubt I've handled cash in over a year. Where are you going and what are you buying for which you need cash? After all, credit cards are free, they give you cash back, and you can pay your balance in full once a month right online. Why on earth would anyone NOT use them for everything? |
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"terry" writes:
The one dollar coin with a picture of a loon (northern bird) got nicknamed "The loony". Unfortunately, IMO, when the two dollar was introduced an opportunity to call it a "Doubloony" or "Doubloon" was missed. It now has the unedifying nomenclature of "Twoonie" or "Toony"! On my first and so far only trip to Canada, the first time I heard the dollar coin called a loony, I was looking at the side with QE2 on it. I thought the Canadians were being very disrespectful of "their" queen! |
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"HeyBub" writes:
The "Mint" doesn't make paper money, the Federal Reserve does. None of the paper currency produced by the Fed affects the federal budget in any way whatsoever. The Fed is a separate organization from the government. It is a government corporation, similar in structure to the Boy Scouts or the Red Cross. Look for information about the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, a division of the Department of the Treasury. |
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Steve wrote in
.128: Vending machine and coin-counter companies spent gobs of money making their machines accept the size and weight of a dollar coin. I don't expect the government to change those lightly. Actually,most vending machines will NOT accept a dollar coin. Also,cash registers do not have a compartment for dollar coins. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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"Toller" wrote in
: "Harry K" wrote in message ups.com... Remember the Susan B Anthony and Sacajawea coins? Well the dumb *&)s did it again. I just got some of the new dollar coins and again they are almost identical in size to a quarter. Close enough that you have to look to be sure. Seems to me the idiots were puzzled when people didn't use the old dollar coins. They didn't listen apparently when told that the major objection was the size, too close to a quarter. Ah well, never underestimate the stupidity of beuracracy! Ideally coins will save quite a bit of money over paper; although more expensive to make, they last much longer. Why don't they just print dollar bills on TYVEK paper? It's a bitch to tear.A dollar TYVEK bill would last much longer than the present bill. It would feel different,though. I believe no one is counterfeiting dollar bills,so they don't need all the fancy security measures. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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