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The problem with pennies is that they're a dime a dozen. They're everywhere, and they're practically worthless. Used to be, a penny could buy you something - penny candy, for instance. Today, you can't even get somebody's thoughts for a penny. Most people won't even lean over to pick one up on the street. Heck, I know people who won't go down for less than a quarter. Compare that to Honest Abe Lincoln, who, while clerking at a general store long before he was president, walked six miles to return the two cents by which he'd overcharged a customer that day.
Or was it four miles and four cents? Six miles and three cents? All night long and "a few cents"? I've heard various versions, but the principle remains the same: Abe didn't have much to do that day Lincoln's portrait famously appears on the penny that's been minted in his honor since 1909, the centenary of his birth. And it's like we're spitting on his grave every time we drop a Lincoln head down the couch and say to ourselves, "Oh, I'll get that later." Then again, is it our fault if a penny isn't worth the copper it used to be made of?See the full content of this document
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My Two Cents
So why do cashiers think it's theirs?
Your recent column about the guy who may be a miser reminded me of something I've been meaning to ask you about. It happened at a local food co...See the full content of this document
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