https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2017-05-04 20:08:16 UTC 2017-05-10 19:30:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 7ktra289 https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170048568 Pennies are worth one cent. Since they are worth so little, people think it's worthless. It's actually not, you can make lots of money by saving pennies. Charities use pennies as a way to raise money, and if they convert to nickles, people wouldn't give in as easily. The price of items will also increase, and would most likely to be rounded up, making it more expensive. ]]> 2017-05-04 20:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170048568 7eper485 https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170049136 A very common argument about pennies is, do we actually need them?If put in a different perspective pennies are sometimes very complicated for people with poor education. As stated by the time.com "The cost to produce the one-cent coin increased to 1.5 cents during 2016" this means that it is actually costing more to produce than what it is actually worth for. This would confuse many people,a better solution is to have ]]> 2017-05-04 20:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170049136 7kvas494 https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170049470 First of all, when you save pennies for a living you can save lots of money. According to source 3, Washington Middle School raised over $3000 hosting a penny drive. You can save more money by trying to save pennies. When you have more money, you're able to buy things at the mall. When you're shopping at the mall, and you're a few cents short, you can just use pennies]]> 2017-05-04 20:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170049470 7wpan284 https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170560102 For all those cheapskates who love buying cheap products, getting rid of pennies might hit you hard. By taking pennies away, merchants would have to round their price to the nearest nickel. For example, if you want to buy a bag of chips that originally cost $1.21, it might cost $1.25 after the penny removal because the store would need to round it up to a nickel. However if you don't take pennies away, you might save 4 cents, and who wouldn't like to save extra cash?  Rounding to nickel is also a problem for people who have a low income. This would make it difficult for them to pay taxes and buy food and clothing. According to the article, "Should We Get Rid of the Penny? – 8 Reasons to Keep It vs Eliminate It," the author states, "Penny supporters point out that that if pennies are eliminated, all cash transactions will have to be rounded off to the nearest nickel. According to Americans for Common Cents, this will lead to a “rounding tax,” as stores manipulate their prices to ensure that transactions are always rounded up instead of down." This shows that rounding prices to a nickel would make it difficult for people who have low income.]]> 2017-05-08 16:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170560102 https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170769212 Pennies aren't worth a lot but that doesn't mean it's completely worthless. Getting rid of pennies will lead to rounding to the nearest nickel and it makes transaction harder. Everything has value and everyone should respect those values.]]> 2017-05-09 14:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170769212 https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170921393 Let's stop and elaborate on the opponents' stance about pennies. Pennies aren't all that great. They are considered a waste of space and not worth it's value. Looking into Sources #1 and #4, "Penny Wise, or 2.4 Cents Foolish" by Jeff Sommer and "The Ever-Changing Penny" by Maria Story, they read, "In the United States, the mint says, each zinc and copper coin costs 2.41 cents to produce and distribute" and "Even though production costs are slightly lowered today, the penny still costs the U.S. just over 1.8 cents to produce." Reading these two sentences supports our opponents' side. Not only that, but referring back to Source #1, "A number of countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Britain, have already dropped their lowest-denominated coins, without dire consequences." To sum it all up, the production costs more than the costs to distribute pennies and getting rid of the penny wouldn't change much. So why are we still having this long and heated debate on whether or not to keep the penny? The answer lies on the sentimental and economical value of a penny. We've had pennies for over 200 years and letting go of them now isn't an easy adjustment. Adding on, the value of a penny is so little, people don't tend to care to donate or lose then. looking into Source #3, "Give a Penny-Save the Day!" by Ted Waterhouse, Washington Middle School had a fundraiser that asked students for pennies. Within one week, they raised over $3000, ]]> 2017-05-10 05:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/7ktra289/m32dlr5u6dpi/wish/170921393