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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

The year 2011 marked the sixth consecutive year that pennies and nickels cost more to produce than they were worth in the market.


9 posted on 11/27/2012 1:35:49 PM PST by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd ,you get no further than the crowd!")
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To: angelcindy
The year 2011 marked the sixth consecutive year that pennies and nickels cost more to produce than they were worth in the market.

You can say the exact same thing about EVERYTHING the government does.

WELFARE costs more to produce than it is worth in the market.

25 posted on 11/27/2012 1:40:21 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: angelcindy
The year 2011 marked the sixth consecutive year that pennies and nickels cost more to produce than they were worth in the market.

Actually, pennies have not been made form copper for a long time now, the metal is worth more than the denomination.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin)

37 posted on 11/27/2012 1:46:52 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron (Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism)
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