So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints (apnews.com)

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[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Re: #2 Half the time they would benefit and half the time they wouldn't. It would be a wash.

[-] blackberry@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

you're assuming businesses would be honest and fair about their changing prices. maybe some local stores will round down from 1.01 to 1.00 but I assume most major corporations will just round up to 1.05

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If they do anything as arbitrary as that then state's Attorneys General will be on them The moment a forensic accountant finds it.

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