I wish them luck (even John McCain) in pushing this forward, but unless you replace $1 bills with $1 coins, people simply won't change. And forcing a replacement like that is something that, for whatever bizarro reason, will cause a great political brouhaha. Oh, well … #ddtb
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I'd be happy to switch to a dollar coin, but I rarely ever see the damn things.
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Senators Push Legislation To Make Dollar Coin More Than A Novelty Item
The fight over whether or not the dollar should be printed or minted continues. The latest volley of cannon fire in favor of the dollar coin came from Senators Tom Harkin of Iowa and Arizona's John McCain, who earlier today introduced the Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings (Hey — that spells COINS!) Act to promote the use of coins in an effort to curb waste and spending.
The senators cite the multiple Government Accountability Office reports over the last two decades –…