Nobrainer’s Think Tank

As was posted on fark yesterday, Congress tries again for a dollar coin.

Supporters realize that the dollar coin is the Rodney Dangerfield of American money. So they make clear that any new coin would augment — not replace — paper currency.

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They hyped its cost-savings — metal lasts much longer than paper, so you don’t need to mint as often as you print.

Here’s an idea. Instead of pussyfooting around by trying to have competing forms of the dollar, just quit making the bill. If Congress would bite the bullet, the transition would happen and Americans would quickly learn to accept it. (as an aside, I’m still waiting for the glorious American switch to the metric system.)

We can continuously complain about taxes and government spending. But when they have a legitimate program to save some money, the American public gets all pissy because they might have to adapt a tiny portion of their lives to a new way.

The complaints I usually hear are along the lines of “well I don’t want to carry around a pocket full of heavy change.” Seriously, how convenient is it to carry around a wad of $1 bills? If those 10 coins in your pocket become too much of a burden - buy something!

Or for those who shy away from the Old D bar in favor of the new one… well yeah, you’re probably going to have to find other options. Though I’m sure this can be easily solved. Much like some arcades require tokens, the club owners can make you buy their own currency. Hell, now that I think of where my money might have been, I’m not sure I want to carry $1 bills anyway.

For those who are Hell bent on carrying only paper, I guess you’ll just have to switch up to the $2. And don’t forget to stamp on a Tiger paw.