Arguments for elimination Penny debate in the United States

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^ united states mint moves limit exportation & melting of coins . 2007-04-17. 
^ may 2011 national occupational employment , wage estimates united states . u.s. bureau of labor statistics. 2011-05-01. retrieved 2012-04-09. 
^ mallaby, sebastian (2006-09-25). penny stops here . washington post. p. a21. retrieved 2007-08-09. median worker earns on $36,000 year, or 0.5 cents per second, futzing pennies costs him $3.65 annually. 
^ mankiw, greg (2006-09-25). how make $1 billion . greg mankiw s blog. retrieved 2007-08-09. multiply last figure number of americans & find getting rid of penny free economic resources valued @ $1 billion year. 
^ penny s end near . consumer affairs. 2006-07-19. retrieved 2007-08-09. whaples said based on average american wage, $17 hour, every 2 seconds of average american s day worth 1 cent. s going add $300 million per year u.s. economy, whaples said. 
^ barrett, maggie (july 18, 2006). professor s research supports eliminating penny . wake forest university. retrieved january 17, 2015. 
^ mankiw, greg (2006-12-31). resolutions new year . greg mankiw s blog. retrieved 2009-12-28. 
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^ robert whaples, time eliminate penny u.s. coinage system: new evidence, eastern economic journal, vol. 33, issue 1, pp. 139–146 (2007).
^ http://www.retirethepenny.org/myths.html
^ http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl cpi inflation calculator
^ https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/04/04/bringing-dollars-and-cents-into-this-century/please-finally-end-the-penny
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^ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dog-fatally-poisoned-by-one-penny/