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I Wanna Rock (wow that was hard, lol)
"There they are, in the ignition"
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Block Party
"Fans deserve more for their hip hop dollar man"
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Yeah I agree, if they change the prices of things so you don't have to use pennies, then it would be a good idea. But then they'd have to change the percentage of sales tax too so it would be an even number as well.
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Time to kill off the penny?
Now that the coins cost more to make than they’re worth, efforts have begun anew to kill off the cent -- and to save it, too.
By BusinessWeek
In May, the U.S. Mint informed Congress that the cost of making a penny and a nickel will soon exceed the actual value of each coin. Thanks to the high cost of materials that go into the making of the coins -- zinc, copper and nickel -- the Mint estimates that by the end of the fiscal year, the cost of producing one penny will come to around 1.23 cents, and the cost of making a nickel will be 5.73 cents.
The news revived efforts to take the penny out of circulation. Rep. Jim Kolbe, R- Ariz., has begun drafting a bill to modernize America's currency system. According to Kolbe's press secretary, Korenna Cline, the bill would most likely include a slow phasing out of the penny, create a reasonable rounding system, increase the production and circulation of the $2 bill as well as the Sacajawea (often called the golden) dollar, and possibly change the composition of coins to include less-expensive metals.
In 2001, a similar bill that called for the abolishment of the penny, also drafted by Kolbe, never made it out of committee.
Honestly, Abe
The penny does have its supporters. Mark Weller is executive director of Americans for Common Cents, a nonprofit organization that was founded in the '90s when similar moves to abolish the penny were launched. His organization's goal is to keep Congress and the public updated on news and information about the penny. Weller says that polls conducted by ABCNews, USA Today/Gallup and Coinstar all show that the majority of Americans want to keep the penny around.
Weller's outfit has joined with Virgin Mobile USA to start a "Save the Penny" campaign that is meant to show Congress the worth of a penny. As part of a promotion for their 1-cent text messages, Virgin Mobile is sending trucks around the United States this summer to collect pennies to benefit youth charities. The tour also is picking up signatures for their save-the-penny petition along the way.
The penny may have time on its side. In December 2005, President Bush signed into law a bill that mandated that the penny commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday with a redesign. The date of the penny's redesign: 2009.
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Source: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/News/...y.aspx?GT1=8376
What do you guys think about this?
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Great to see Will/JJFP get some recognition there! But I agree with everyone else on how it gets worse and worse in the recent years... it's a shame.
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Good luck out there man, stay safe.
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Styles of Beyond - Get It
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As 4 lil jon pic...when I saw it I was like damn....He looks like a fish. No wonder he wears dark sunglasses :rofl:
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Looks like one big typo. Crazy languages.
I'm sure it's nice though.
God Blessa!
Nah, he's dissing on Will behind our backs in some other language :lolsign:
Good work man!
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sonic1988 on skype, lol.
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Very nice, thanks guys!! :2thumbs:
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Awesome Tim, congratz!! :wiggle:
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Those are hilarious!!! :rofl: :rofl:
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Yeah I am a huge fan of Fort Minor, he's definitely got the talent that a lot of rappers today just don't have.
Told you so AJ, lol.
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Hope you had a fun b-day :2thumbs:
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I think this could turn out to be something good!
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Nice find! The poster looks good, at least half of it anyway.
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Nice find, I like it! :2thumbs:
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Kel Spencer - The Pen The Sword
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Brilliant song!!! :rofl: :rofl:
And that sound clip.... :rofl: That's hilarious stuff!!!
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Happy birthday! Hope it's a fun one! :gettinjiggywitit:
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I heard that track yesterday, and it is truly amazing!! I love it!!
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"I'm not Jamie Foxx! I'm your conscience!"
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That was a hilarious clip! Thanks for sharing!
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Anyone have the "Freakin' It" music video?
Here ya go:
http://rapidshare.de/files/25227932/Will_2...__20It.wmv.html
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What Are You Listening To? XII
in Caught in the Middle
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Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
This song's been growing on me a lot lately!