Penny Joke

What did one penny say to the other? Let's get together and make some cents.

It's too bad that pennies make no sense at all! OK, I'm sure back in the 1920's they had value, but seriously, why do we still have them?  You used to be able to by a hundred 16-penny nails for 16¢, now you can only by 3 or 4 for that amount.  Penny candy now costs a quarter or more.  Even a piece of paper costs more than a cent. They cost at least 2¢, and that's only if you can get a ream for $10.  The only thing less than a penny are staples, and who only wants 1 staple?  Seriously, anything you find out there, that as a single unit, costs less than a penny is sold in bulk where you buy hundreds or thousands at once anyway, and thus have to pay $5 or $10 for them anyway.  So let's stop with them.  But until they're gone, I guess we have to keep as many of them in circulation so the mint doesn't have to make as many as they have, throwing the taxpayers money down the drain.  Maybe we should all tell our congress members to get rid of the penny for us.