Perhaps you’ve noticed that the banks are more and more reluctant to sell you a bank box of pennies??? They may have told you that you have to order them — that’s to keep track of who is getting them, of course. Other banks may tell you that there’s a $5 or $10 fee for a box of pennies, and of course another fee to take them back in. Still other banks are reported to have said that they just don’t have boxes, period. The reason for all this is first and foremost the copper hoarders. They’re waiting to get rich at everyone else’s expense and know of no way to improve that karmic condition. The second reason is that banks are incredibly greedy, and every extra penny means something to them, which is why they keep your money as many extra days as they can. If you’re having trouble getting bank boxes of U.S. pennies, let me know the circumstances — we’ll try to help from here, and we’ll spread the word and see what can be done, if anything. Don’t forget that hoarders are removing pennies from circulation at the rate of millions per day. We’ll discuss this coin-getting problem at this morning’s ICW — I have some surprising solutions!
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