: About Me

I have seen so many arguments on the "NO" side (and even some on the "YES" side) that go like this: "If we eliminate the penny, then every item that is labeled for 1.98 will have to be rounded up to 2.00 and that is just like an increase in taxes." What's wrong with that statement? The elimination of the penny coin would NOT eliminate our use of the cent unit of measure! Additionally, rounding doesn't need to take place on every single item in a store, just on your final combined purchase of said items. For example, if you buy 40 items that were originally priced 1.99 each, you would not p...