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We should get rid of the Nickle as well. It also costs 3x it's face value to produce, and is also effectively worthless. Many other countries have 10c or 20c a

We should get rid of the Nickle as well. It also costs 3x it's face value to produce, and is also effectively worthless. Many other countries have 10c or 20c as their smallest denomination.

Xinti 2y ago
And we aren't those countries.
- danudey 2y ago
  Not sure what your point is. "Concepts that have been proven in other countries are irrelevant here"? Or just "We have nothing to learn from what others have done and should start every idea from scratch"?
  - collingreen 2y ago
    Your snarky summaries are actually extremely close to the sentiment I hear a lot. A shocking amount of "political" thinking in the us that I've been involved with STARTS with "we're the best at everything" and then explores things to do from there We collectively have this fragile ego that would rather feel tough and "self made" rather than admit any kind of deficit compared to others, even at the expense of our own growth. It reminds me of a ceo I used to work for that I flippantly described as happier to feel like a big fish in a small pond than to put his ego to the side in exchange for the ability to improve and expand the business.
- TylerE 2y ago
  Maybe we should try, as a nation, to stop being so intensely stupid and close minded.
toast0 2y ago
Presumably we could come up with a reformulated nickel that is much less costly to produce. It hasn't been changed outside of war issues in a long time. The reformulated penny didn't take too long to be accepted. A new nickel would probably be accepted well too.
- btreecat 2y ago
  > The reformulated penny didn't take too long to be accepted. A new nickel would probably be accepted well too. Part of the problem is with how vending machines detect valid currency Story about when the dollar coin was updated https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2000/06/13/vending-change-helps-dollar-coin-mechanical-alteration-circulates-sacagawea/62194188007/ https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2000/06/13/vending-chan... Pennies aren't accepted by vending machines generally.
  - Salgat 2y ago
    I can't imagine nickel fraud for snacks and beverages is particularly lucrative.
    - btreecat 2y ago
      The issue isn't a much fraud for nickels as it would be failure to accept the coin, and just taking your money.

We should get rid of the Nickle as well. It also costs 3x it's face value to produce, and is also effectively worthless. Many other countries have 10c or 20c as their smallest denomination.

Xinti 2y ago

And we aren't those countries.

danudey 2y ago
Not sure what your point is. "Concepts that have been proven in other countries are irrelevant here"? Or just "We have nothing to learn from what others have done and should start every idea from scratch"?
- collingreen 2y ago
  Your snarky summaries are actually extremely close to the sentiment I hear a lot. A shocking amount of "political" thinking in the us that I've been involved with STARTS with "we're the best at everything" and then explores things to do from there We collectively have this fragile ego that would rather feel tough and "self made" rather than admit any kind of deficit compared to others, even at the expense of our own growth. It reminds me of a ceo I used to work for that I flippantly described as happier to feel like a big fish in a small pond than to put his ego to the side in exchange for the ability to improve and expand the business.
TylerE 2y ago
Maybe we should try, as a nation, to stop being so intensely stupid and close minded.

toast0 2y ago

Presumably we could come up with a reformulated nickel that is much less costly to produce. It hasn't been changed outside of war issues in a long time. The reformulated penny didn't take too long to be accepted. A new nickel would probably be accepted well too.

btreecat 2y ago
> The reformulated penny didn't take too long to be accepted. A new nickel would probably be accepted well too. Part of the problem is with how vending machines detect valid currency Story about when the dollar coin was updated https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2000/06/13/vending-change-helps-dollar-coin-mechanical-alteration-circulates-sacagawea/62194188007/ https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2000/06/13/vending-chan... Pennies aren't accepted by vending machines generally.
- Salgat 2y ago
  I can't imagine nickel fraud for snacks and beverages is particularly lucrative.
  - btreecat 2y ago
    The issue isn't a much fraud for nickels as it would be failure to accept the coin, and just taking your money.