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2020-11-13 • 42:00

The One with the Pennies

The One with the Pennies
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Should We Get Rid of the Penny? - 8 Reasons to Keep It vs Eliminate It
Are you in favor of eliminating the penny? Or should the U.S. keep it’s smallest coin? Here are four reasons for and four reasons against getting rid of it.
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Reasons Why We Should Keep the Penny:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190425005504/en/Strong-Support-for-the-Penny-in-Recent-Poll

Americans for Common Cents https://pennies.org/

Superstitions surrounding the penny:

https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/are-pennies-lucky

https://www.thecut.com/2015/06/why-superstitions-help-athletes-perform-better.html

Gotta love our sports rituals:

https://theconversation.com/why-people-love-to-delude-themselves-with-sports-rituals-and-superstitions-68425

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