In “Penny Anti,” by John Fund, the author explains how our neighboring northern country, Canada, has already cut the production of pennies from its budget. He believes that America should take this route as well. “Pennies are more of a burden than …show more content…
Carroll, exhorts about how unnecessary the penny is. He uses words such as “complete and utter waste” and “frivolous” to describe his feelings on paying for the penny. He also states, “the Department of Defense...abolished the use of pennies at overseas military bases over 30 years ago because pennies were considered ‘too heavy’ and ‘not cost-effective to ship.’” He goes on to describe that, “when the nation’s military forces won’t even use pennies, that should say something about their worth.” Carroll could not be more correct in this statement. If this nation’s own military has chosen to not use the penny as a form of currency, this country should follow