--- kilopascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2001-01-02 > > There was talk some years ago about removing the > penny and rounding prices > to the nearest nickel (5 �), but some minority group > speaking on behalf of > all the citizens claimed it would add to inflation > and the idea was dropped. Assuming that rounding would not affect checking accounts, and that everyone spends "pennies" at the same rate I do, elimination of the 1c coin would be equivalent to 0.008% inflation. Looks like some minority group is grasping at straws. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/
