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Congress Could Do Away With the $1 Bill
Friday, November 30, 2012    
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Would be replaced with coin in money-saving move

(NEWSER– In a move that could change the face of strip clubs forever, Congress is considering doing away with the dollar bill. It wouldn't ax the denomination entirely, but would instead replace the bills with the $1 coin, a move that would save taxpayers (who almost universally dislike dollar coins) $4.4 billion over the next three decades. That estimate comes from the Government Accountability Office, which is looking at ways to save money by tweaking our money.

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