Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla) Proposes Eliminating the Dollar Bill
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 3:51 AM
From his “Back in Black†Deficit Reduction Plan:
Replace the $1 Bill With $1 Coin
The Treasury Department should phase out use of the $1 bill and replace it with the $1 coin.
Paper-based currencies wear out faster than coins, and so cost taxpayers more in the long run.
According to GAO, starting in the 1980's, “Over the last 47 years, Australia, Canada, France,
Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Spain, and the UK, among others, have
replaced lower-denomination notes with coins.â€
WTF? – this idea is just plain “loonie.†(Also, does AC/DC know about this?)
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