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So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints (apnews.com)
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[โ€“] blackberry@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you're assuming businesses would be honest and fair about their changing prices. maybe some local stores will round down from 1.01 to 1.00 but I assume most major corporations will just round up to 1.05

[โ€“] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If they do anything as arbitrary as that then state's Attorneys General will be on them The moment a forensic accountant finds it.