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Old 06-17-2009, 10:58 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Willravel View Post
It's especially nice when prices including taxes are an even number. Just once, I'd like to hand the girl and the sandwich shop a $5 bill and that's it. No dime, nickel, and some pennies. No $4.69 price tag. Just $5 even, tax included. We could finally stop mining for copper and nickel for no good reason. And doing my bills would be a breeze.
but people wouldn't pay $5.00 for something when they can get it cheaper and save money by paying only $4.97, so it wouldn't work. besides, there is plenty of copper and such, in fact, the earth has a limitless supply of everything we use, so you shouldn't worry about that sort of thing.
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