Obama Could Abolish the Penny With an Executive Order

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thats just dum to abolish the penny because if u take a dime a penny a quarter nickle and look at the heads president lincoln head is turned different than the others if you abolish the penny you are not only throwing away are president but are history as a american

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#$$$#$## of AL 8:54PM August 10, 2011

I started a petition to abolish the penny and I need support. I am trying to get ten million people to sign. Will you sign and spread the word? :) Thank you for your time!

http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-production-of-costly-pennies?share_id=MHBACjptbh&pe=nsfd

Nadine Clement of NH 7:26PM June 23, 2011

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LeBron James shoes of AL 1:13PM April 17, 2010

the penny ruls never abolish it, ime with abolishing obama

joey of AR 10:27AM February 04, 2010

Keep the penny, abolish Obama. The penny is worth more

Robert K. Tompsett of MI 12:33PM November 06, 2009

people should keep the penny....if people abolished the penny it would changed our economic system.....

patricia of CA 12:53PM June 03, 2009

people should keep the penny....if people abolished the penny it would changed our economic system.....

patricia of CA 12:53PM June 03, 2009

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Payday Loans of AL 12:31AM May 01, 2009

For all of you commenters who want to chastize people for not wanting to count out your pennies at the store, just know that this is not the point of the proposed abolishment of pennies. The point is that it costs almost 2.5 cents to make a penny. We are losing millions of dollars each year in the treasury to make your freakin' pennies you ol'timers!

Kristi of CA 2:38AM March 25, 2009

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