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hunter

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19. In my favorite alternate universe you can live on a dollar a day.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:51 AM

4 hrs ago

It'll buy you safe secure comfortable housing, hot showers, self-service laundry, healthy meals, and a pint of Guinness.

And everyone gets at least a dollar a day whether they are employed or not.

Inflation is eliminated by taxing affluent and wealthy people at steeply progressive rates. The people who benefit the most from our society ought to pay the most for its maintenance.

In that universe a penny is worth something.

In our universe inflation is caused by the affluent and wealthy people who don't like paying taxes; people who are oblivious to or even relish the misery of others.

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US Mint in Philadelphia set to press final penny [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

What shall I do with all the pennies I've been saving over the years? How long will they remain legal tender? QueerDuck 22 hrs ago #1

Well, these are pretty but might take more pennies than you have... woodsprite 20 hrs ago #7

OMG... that's BEAUTIFUL!! I love it!! QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #8

Those are gorgeous 😍 Luciferous 17 hrs ago #13

I would think if they were not legal tender BWdem4life 19 hrs ago #9

That's what I was thinking too. QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #10

Every coin minted by a US Mint since 1793 that carries a denomination RazorbackExpat 10 hrs ago #16

Good to know. I guess I was recalling how the Deutschmark and the pre-decimal currency in the UK... QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #18

Inflation EuterpeThelo 22 hrs ago #2

Every time it rains, it rains, nickels from heaven. LudwigPastorius 21 hrs ago #6

Save even more by getting rid of the nickel Old Crank 21 hrs ago #3

Paper dollars should be phased out for coins MaineBlueBear 21 hrs ago #4

They have tried $1 coins multiple times BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #12

But we have never tried discontinuing the paper dollar MaineBlueBear 14 hrs ago #14

But note this obscure (but legal tender) that STILL exists and is still being printed BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #17

One area grocer was giving 2 cents store credit for every penny. Banks could do the same thing. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #5

40B for Argentina, but not a few Deminpenn 17 hrs ago #11

So we're save a couple of Trump golf outings. rickford66 11 hrs ago #15

In my favorite alternate universe you can live on a dollar a day. hunter 4 hrs ago #19