Congress looks at doing away with the $1 bill

[ABikerSailor]

I wonder............................if we switch over to dollar coins instead of bills, does this mean that the strippers are going to be wearing buckets on either side of their g-strings?

I know you know what a "Peso dance" is.

Never saw one personally, but I've heard stores from sailors over in the P.I.

 

[Two Thumbs]

I wonder............................if we switch over to dollar coins instead of bills, does this mean that the strippers are going to be wearing buckets on either side of their g-strings?

I know you know what a "Peso dance" is.

Never saw one personally, but I've heard stores from sailors over in the P.I.

Coming to America!!

 

[Franticfrank]

Switching to a dollar coin might really make sense. And there are ways to get around the issue of change. If you look at Holland, they use euro coins but round up or down the prices in order eliminate 1 and 2 cent coins from circulation. It works very well. And if it saves several billion euro, it makes sense. Americans would get used to the idea of dollar coins very quickly.

 

[Noomi]

We have had a dollar coin for about 20 years now, and we prefer it. You will get used to it. You don't have tons of coins in your pocket, just go to the bank and exchange it for a note. Coins are handy to use when you need that extra change in a supermarket. So are bills, I would guess, but in the end, coins are far better.

 

[Politico]

Congress isn't considering anything at this point.

 

[konradv]

The problem of being close to the size of a quarter should be solved by the fact that the new dollars are gold-colored, instead of silver like a quarter. Also the edges are smooth instead of milled for the benefit of the sightless and those frequenting dark "dance" clubs.

 

[ABikerSailor]

The problem of being close to the size of a quarter should be solved by the fact that the new dollars are gold-colored, instead of silver like a quarter. Also the edges are smooth instead of milled for the benefit of the sightless and those frequenting dark "dance" clubs.

It doesn't matter if the coins are smooth or milled, because the dancers are still gonna have to wear buckets on either side of their g-string.

 

[jan]

I don't know why they just don't do away with pennies first.

 

[Hughes]

The problem of being close to the size of a quarter should be solved by the fact that the new dollars are gold-colored, instead of silver like a quarter. Also the edges are smooth instead of milled for the benefit of the sightless and those frequenting dark "dance" clubs.

It doesn't matter if the coins are smooth or milled, because the dancers are still gonna have to wear buckets on either side of their g-string.

They haven't put a credit card scanner in their buttcracks yet, I doubt the g-string saddlebags will come with the advent of coined dollars.

 

[Annie]

Do they even consider that Americans would rather have paper currency in their billfold than a pocket of heavy coins? You can't even find a dollar coin in change these days although they are still legal currency. Why not establish a $3 bill? You could put Barney Franks' image on it.

Do you consider the $16 trillion debt we have and growing? We need to cut expenses where ever we can. Ceasing the printing of the $1 bill would save a few billion a year because the coins last for decades. The bills are replaced about every three to five years.

The article stated 4.4B over 30 years. That's hardly several billion a year.