GAO Recommends Switch to the $1 Coin
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended the United States eliminate the $1 note and switch to the $1 coin five times over the past 20 years. The GAO has estimated savings between the current $184 million per year to $522 million per year, and their recommendation remains the same today. Eliminating the $1 bill will save the taxpayers money. The …
Read MoreGAO/Gallup 2002 - “Public Views on Changing Coin Design”
In 2002, Gallup surveyed whether adults favored or opposed replacing the $1 bill with the $1 Coin if it saved the government $500 million dollars each year: “The percentage of survey respondents who opposed replacing the dollar bill with a dollar coin decreased when government savings are mentioned. When told that it would save about half a billion dollars a …
Read MoreDollar Coin Alliance Questions Poll Findings from Pro-Dollar Bill Group
Americans Support Savings from Elimination of the $1 Bill Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2011) The Dollar Coin Alliance, a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups, is questioning the results of a poll conducted by Lincoln Park Strategies on behalf of the “Americans for George” coalition about public acceptance of $1 coins. While the poll finds …
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