I think you completely missed the point of him euphemising MILF’s meaning for the sake of it being “work safe.”
Back to the topic; I’m a fan of dollar coins, and wish they would actually switch over to them. I spent enough summers as a kid in Europe to get used to the idea of not needing bills to spend the equivalent of $5. It certainly made trips on the bus, buying snacks and visits to the public pools a lot more convenient for me.
It’s not the logistical challenge, it’s the fact that so many people are so married the way things are now. In this country you’d think some people’s Constitutional rights were under threat, the way they react whenever someone suggests discontinuing the dollar bill. And it’s not as if we ever voted for this system, so I don’t know why so many people are attached to it now. Someone decided back in 1792* that a “quarter” should be made of silver, and be so big and so heavy. Of course it isn’t silver now and it’s a little lighter, but it’s still the same size and it sure doesn’t buy as much as it did in 1792. 1792 people! Is there any country on earth using the same size for any coins, as they did in 1792?
I think another reason the government won’t push the issue of stopping the dollar bill is that it would create uncertainty in international currency markets and push the dollar down even farther than it is now.
(Or some year close to that time).
No. I just find tiptoeing around “bad words” instead of giving a straight answer somewhat lame. We’re allowed to say “fuck” here.
My sentiments exactly. We’re all adults here*, and bowdlerising acronyms in case someone has an attack of the vapours is not just pathetic, it’s (IMHO) more offensive than simply saying the swear word because it implies that we’re all delicate little petals who might wither and die because someone said a Naughty Word.
If people want to live in a world where no-one says “Fuck” or “Shit” or any of the other words that George Carlin got famous for making a routine out of, then the Internet is not the best place for them to be looking…
Somewhat back on topic, I’d still like to know why all your paper money is the same colour and size- it seems the objections to having different coloured/sized notes (the same as most other civilised countries) seems to relate to considering coloured money to be “Monopoly Money”. What’s up with that? 
*Except for the members aged between 13-17, but let’s face it, if they haven’t heard the word “Fuck” by now, then they’re well overdue for some vocabulary expansion
Canadians: How do you tip strippers with coins? I always took American dollar bills to tip them.
I’m guessing that would be an upside for strippers - they probably get tipped in paper money here (fives and up). I don’t know, because I don’t go to stripper bars and if I did, I wouldn’t tip the girls.
They could resume printing of the higher denominations, like $500 and $1000.
A dollar is worth shit these days; a $500 bill would buy what a$100 could not so long ago.
I did a paper on this topic. It was a decade ago, but the research is still valid.
Sorry for the lack of online sites. At the time, I was at the library reading microfilm and microfiche, before the Net became popular. Please forgive me if I sound overly passionate. It’s not my intention to push this into Great Debates.
Disclaimer: I prefer a one dollar coin over a bill, but I’m not holding my breath. I like dollar coins from other counties. The Euro coin design is a good compromise between unity and diversity, and the bi-colored Canadian Toonies look cool.
The single most important reason why the U.S. will not embrace a one dollar coin is that we’re still printing paper money. Case studies for other counties showed that the government had to cease dollar bills for the public to adopt coins. Until we stop printing dollar bills, people will not feel comfortable using dollar coins, no matter how pretty, shiny, durable, or cost effective they are. (A coin costs three times as much to make as a bill, but a coin will last 30 years versus 22 months for a bill. Bills last even shorter if you accidentally leave them in with your laundry.)
Other less significant, but important reasons, simply because the public can relate to them more:
We’re not upgrading all automated machines I’m talking about all machines that normally accept one dollar bills: vending machines, ATMs, parking meters (or at least the ones at fancy garages), copying machines, arcade machines, change machines (for quarters), public transportation turnstiles, and so forth. All it takes is one instance where your dollar coin is not accepted at a machine (and there’s no one to help you) and you’ll have a negative impression etched in your brain. For instance, out of curiousity, I put a dollar coin into a vending machine; the machine registered it as a quarter.
We’re not upgrading all merchant or service machines. In this case, I’m talking about all cash registers. Can’t tell you how many times a storekeeper or grocery checkout person will stare at the cash register’s money tray to figure out where my lone dollar coin will go.
We’re not upgrading all personnel. We’re not training people on how to deal with dollar coins. How many entry-level people working at McDonald’s have seen a dollar coin or know that several kinds exist? As the OP noted, we have the silver-colored Susan B. Anthony, the golden-colored Sacagawea, and the new Presidential ones. In contrast, everyone can instantly recognize a dollar bill. We’re used to the idea that coins are “chump change”. To a waiter, a handful of dollar coins doesn’t look like much compared to its equivalent in bills. This is a perception that needs time to change, and the public is too impatient to care.
Humans can be very creative and adaptable* when necessary. I find it illogical to think that Amercians are somehow stupider just because the rest of the world’s civilized nations are using dollar coins (and the metric system…although Brazil may still be a holdout). The thing is, unless we make it necessary to use coins by eliminating paper, people will not see the immediate benefit of cusing coins.
*When I was in Canada, I noticed that my friend carries dollar coins in a 35mm film canister. (For young’uns who have no idea what Grandpa 2P8 is talking about, see here.) In the States, some transit operators wear coin dispenser belts .
That’s my $2 coins worth. I’ll get off my soapbox now.
This is what I came in here to say, almost verbatim. I love going to Canada for this reason: I’ll blow through most of my folding money, panic, and then reach into my pocket and discover $20 I didn’t realize I had. Hooray!
Also, dollar and two dollar coins make me feel like a pirate. I don’t think anyone else has stated this as a possible up-side.
I’m surprised that you, a ninja, mention this. 
2.5 years in England. I loaded up on pound notes when I visited Scotland, as I hate hate hate a pocketful of coins.
And, of course, I’m to cheap to start giving strippers $5 bills.
That’s what the little pocket on the right hip of your jeans is for. It’s there for high-value coins so you can keep them where they can be easily reached. You shouldn’t have to carry more than 3 or 4 of them at a time anyway.
:: looks down at jeans ::
That pocket is too bloody small. Even when I was a kid, my hands and fingers were too big to use it comfortably. A coin pouch is much easier for me.
Sort of a genre transvestitism isn’t it, I guess…
Except I rarely wear jeans, and pound coins accumulated on shopping trips, like dollar bills do today. By the time I got around to thinking “Maybe I should use these”, I’d have 10-12 of them plus the other coins. Same issue with dollar bills, but they are lighter and flatter.
