Elon's Coming
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 19:32 last edited by
When Canada cut the penny, the rounding system cost Canadian consumers around $3.5 Million Dollars per year on groceries.
And that rounding up or down will also have an effect on philanthropy as well as some of the 529 savings plans.
It costs the same money to print a $10,000 bill as it does to print a $1 bill. So why don’t we stop printing the $1 and just print more $10,000 bills?
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 19:49 last edited by
No big deal getting rid of pennies. Took them out of circulation here 15 or more years ago. They are not missed. In fact this country is practically cashless already. I keep a few $5 bills on hand for tips but that’s the extent of it.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 22:18 last edited by
Don't have a problem with it and I tend to always carry a bit of cash.
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No big deal getting rid of pennies. Took them out of circulation here 15 or more years ago. They are not missed. In fact this country is practically cashless already. I keep a few $5 bills on hand for tips but that’s the extent of it.
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 22:19 last edited by@Renauda said in Elon's Coming:
I keep a few $5 bills on hand for tips but that’s the extent of it.
I need to start doing that for tips and the occasional homeless guy.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 22:24 last edited by
So does the rounding up/down go to the state or to the vendors? And what’s the actual cost in implementation? When combined with the overall increase in costs and the damage to savings and philanthropy, I don’t see where the juice is worth the squeeze.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 22:39 last edited by
Right now, Walmart gives an option to round up, as does Kroger's and Albertsons. The extra supposedly goes to charity.
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Right now, Walmart gives an option to round up, as does Kroger's and Albertsons. The extra supposedly goes to charity.
wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 22:42 last edited by LuFins Dad@Jolly said in Elon's Coming:
Right now, Walmart gives an option to round up, as does Kroger's and Albertsons. The extra supposedly goes to charity. Lots of places give that option.
That’s why I mentioned the negative effect to philanthropy. When the economic system insists on rounding up, that’s either going to taxes or the business. The state can’t dictate that the rounding up goes to a charity and CERTAINLY can’t dictate what charity.
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When Canada cut the penny, the rounding system cost Canadian consumers around $3.5 Million Dollars per year on groceries.
And that rounding up or down will also have an effect on philanthropy as well as some of the 529 savings plans.
It costs the same money to print a $10,000 bill as it does to print a $1 bill. So why don’t we stop printing the $1 and just print more $10,000 bills?
wrote on 25 Jan 2025, 00:45 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Elon's Coming:
When Canada cut the penny, the rounding system cost Canadian consumers around $3.5 Million Dollars per year on groceries.
Interesting. I would have thought it would even out over time.
Maybe the price item at $1.03 Rounding goes to vendor favor
Buy two, rounding is in consumer favor
etc.Maybe the vendors learned to price "one off" items (like a can of pop in a 7-11) to go to their favor?
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wrote on 25 Jan 2025, 00:48 last edited by
@LuFins-Dad It's not obvious to me how the rounding would next out. Marketer prefer $3.99 to $4. I can imagine in many cases them changing the price to $3.95.
But certainly it'll often go the other way too.
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wrote on 25 Jan 2025, 01:44 last edited by
Eh ... maybe it's just a ploy to move everything to crypto.
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@Renauda said in Elon's Coming:
I keep a few $5 bills on hand for tips but that’s the extent of it.
I need to start doing that for tips and the occasional homeless guy.
wrote on 25 Jan 2025, 17:00 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Elon's Coming:
@Renauda said in Elon's Coming:
I keep a few $5 bills on hand for tips but that’s the extent of it.
I need to start doing that for tips and the occasional homeless guy.
I only give sneers to panhandlers..
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When Canada cut the penny, the rounding system cost Canadian consumers around $3.5 Million Dollars per year on groceries.
And that rounding up or down will also have an effect on philanthropy as well as some of the 529 savings plans.
It costs the same money to print a $10,000 bill as it does to print a $1 bill. So why don’t we stop printing the $1 and just print more $10,000 bills?
wrote on 25 Jan 2025, 17:04 last edited by RenaudaWhen Canada cut the penny, the rounding system cost Canadian consumers around $3.5 Million Dollars per year on groceries
I don’t recall anyone raising that issue let alone complaining about it after the fact. People were just glad to be rid of the damn coppers.
Marketer prefer $3.99 to $4.
In the hi-fi store everything was priced to the dollar. The owner’s argument was that given the nature of the equipment and if the client is serious, a penny is not going to affect their decision to purchase. His motto was “Hear it. Love it. Buy it.” Despite being a frugal Scot, he was not adverse to haggling either. In fact, he encouraged it when multiple component systems were under consideration.
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