The Simple is to Difficult, For Congress Anyway...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny I have long wished the penny would disappear. It has very little, if any practical purpose in today's marketplace and they only take up space in your pocket or pocketbook. Finally we have a President registering his agreement. Los Angeles Times - President Obama on Thursday said he supports eliminating pennies, but that it’s unlikely to happen because it’s so low on the list of congressional priorities. In a Google Plus “Hangout,” Obama was asked why the U.S. Treasury continues to mint pennies even though the cost to mint them is more than they’re worth. “I got to tell you, I don’t know,” Obama said. “It’s one of those things where people get attached emotionally to the way things have been.” The president said the penny was a good metaphor for other inefficiencies in Washington that become institutionalized. “Any time we’re spending money on something people aren’t going to use, that’s something that shoul...