Exactly. When we retired the half-penny, it had a purchasing power that would equate to 10-15 cents today. Someone just needs to have the political will to do t

Exactly. When we retired the half-penny, it had a purchasing power that would equate to 10-15 cents today. Someone just needs to have the political will to do this. We should just have quarters and move dollar bills to coin only. So much cheaper to make and they last forever. The reason we don't is that people hate change and politicians don't like to rock the boat. A lot of our issues today are not that we don't know how to solve problems, but that the politicians aren't willing to take them on.