Should the US get rid of the penny? (discuss.online)

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Is it about time, or is it still useful? If you think its time has passed, what about the nickel/dime/quarter?

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[-] Strykker@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

First, no the shelf price is not altered.

Second the final price at the register is rounded to the closest 5 cent.

Some times you'll go up, sometimes you'll go down. It all breaks even in the end.

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