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Baltimike

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Wed Jul 15, 2020, 10:08 AM Jul 2020

Picking up some Rx this morning at the pharmacy and [View all]

I had exact change, which saved me from breaking a twenty, because once you break a twenty, it's as good as gone, so I was pleased. When I handed my money to the lady at the counter, she said, "Oh thank you for using change. I honestly think the government is trying to get rid of coin change so they can wield more control over us" to which I responded, "I guess Putin told Trump to stop making coins so he can have more control, as if he doesn't have enough control over our President in the first place. I wonder when people are finally going to realize that the buck, or the silver dollar as the case might be, stops with *him*, and if you, or anyone else feel that "they" are trying to get rid of coin change, HE is the reason why".

Her face made my day

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