901_Ind4_S1

Name: Maria Barajas

Instructions: Now that your group has decided on an issue, you must demonstrate that there is a problem. You will turn in this research sheet completed with two articles attached that you showed that there is a problem

I. There is a problem in society today. That problem is:

The usage of the penny in the United States currency is worthless. The penny can barely buy anything. It is carried in wallets and purses and causes nothing but extra weight.

II. Facts that demonstrate that there is a problem are: (Two articles and bibliography must be attached)

It is more expensive to manufacture a penny. A penny costs 1.67 to making the value of production larger than it’s worth.

Counting pennies causes other clients to be impatient at the lines. Abolishment will limit the wait.

Sources:

Hatfield, Larry D. “Doing Without Pennies.” //San Francisco Chronicle// [San Francisco] June-July 2001: n. pag. //Pro Quest//. Web. 21 Feb. 2011. . This article talks about a Bill that was proposed by an Arizona Representative that doesn not talk about abolishing but using it as a way to create jobs and benefiting the consumer

 - - -. “Enough of This Chump Change: Abolish the Penny.” //ProQuest//. N.p., 6 Sept. 2004. Web. 18 Feb. 2011. . This is a short article published by Safire. HE explains the reality of abolishing the penny focusing on the taxes on products. Consumers will benefit from the penny abolition.