Comment Re:Devalue (Score 1) 778
> if it is based on the dollars value, why wouldn't you attempt to correct the problem with the dollar (by not running a 1/2 trillion dollar deficit) rather than finding cheaper materials?
If the US is unwilling to correct its huge deficit for better reasons, the increasing price of minting pennies is unlikely to do the trick.
If the US is unwilling to correct its huge deficit for better reasons, the increasing price of minting pennies is unlikely to do the trick.