901_Group_P3

Position Paper – Part Three

Name: Rene Carranza

Instructions: Please use this form as an organizer for writing your portion of your group position paper. You will be writing the third part of the paper. You should clearly and thoroughly document the results of your interviews regarding the final solution that your group has decided on to solve the problem that you are addressing. You may use your own research and the research from other members of your group to address any objections or concerns that were raised by those interviewed. Be sure to follow the MLA citation format that you used when completing your JRP. Your portion of the paper should be a minimum of one page in length.

V. We interviewed individuals to see what their response would be to my plan. Their responses are as follows. It seems that when at the end our groups intervies are half and half as in three said no and three said yes. Mrs.Leahy was undecided after i gave her the facts to all her questions but it seems that the main concerns on eliminating the penny from circulation is that its a U.S trademark and how will the taxes cost us. The other interviewes that were for the elimination of the penny said that too much money is going into making the penny because research shows that american tax payers are losing 50 million dollers a year. Even though whatever the argument was we made sure that we gave them the facts on the elimination of the penny so that are issue is agreed on so we are all prepared for the debate.

VI. Our answers, based on our research, to their objections and concerns are: If you truly believe that the penny is a real part of history which it is, you will see the penny on the floor. It is walked on, thrown at people or at anything which shows how much the people care for the historical penny. also the penny is not accepted at pay tolls and you can't buy nothing with a penny. Works Cited

Blinder, Alan S. Abolishing the Penny Makes Good Sense. Teacher Web. Web. 18 Feb. 2011. <[]‌FL/‌LakeNonaHigh/‌Camp/‌Abolishing-the-Penny-Makes-Good-Sense.pdf>. The PDA was written by a teacher who expresses both sides of the view. However he is for abolishing the penny and defends that side more. He gives evidence and personal anecdotes.

De Nies, Julie. “Penny Problem: Not Worth Metal It’s Made of.” Abcnews.com. ABC News, 16 Mar. 2008. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. <[]‌Business/‌story?id=4460935>. This article talks about the production metals used to print a penny, zinc and metal. It comments on the history of the penny, having been the first American coin to have the face of a president on it. Finally it proves to be reliable because it acknowledges the sources that were used in the article.

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

Headley, Susan. “The Penny Debate- Should We Keep the Penny of Get Rid of It?” About.com. About.com- Part of New York Times, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2011. <[]‌od/‌uscoins/‌i/‌penny_debate.htm>. Headley writes an interesting article that focuses on the pros and cons of the issue. It gives logical and supportive reasoning for abolishing the penny and for not abolishing the penny. It also talks about other countries that have eliminated their pennies and states that they did not suffer a large loss with the elimination. Finally Susan talks about the time in American history when the half cent coin was eliminated in 1858 and how the country reacted to this elimination.

“Obama Could Abolish the Penny with an Executive Order.” US News. U.S.News & World Report LP, 30 Jan. 2009. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <[]‌opinion/‌blogs/‌barone/‌2009/‌01/‌30/‌obama-could-abolish-the-penny-with-an-executive-order>. Barone comments on an economic blog by Thomas Jefferson, “The Street Blog”. He explains the reasoning of Jefferson’s arguments. With an executive order President Obama could abolish the penny. Barone also explains a proposal that retailers could practice to adjust to a possible change with the abolition of the penny.

Penzo, Len. “Is It Finally Time to Get Rid of the Penny?” Len Penzo Dot Com. Len Penzo, Apr.-May 2009. Web. 19 Feb. 2011. <[]‌blog/‌id575-is-it-finally-time-to-get-rid-of-the-penny.html>. Len Prenzo is an economic blogger. He provides evidence to prove his point, to abolish the penny. He argues that it is worthless because nowadays it is impossible to find anything worth a penny. Also he talks about the costs of production for the tiny coins.

Safire, William. “Abolish the Penny.” New York Times [New WOrk, N.Y.] 2 June 2004, A.19 sec.: n. pag. ProQuest. Web. 18 Feb. 2011. <[|http://www.searchproquest.con]>. Safire talks about the history of the penny. It also talks about the making of the penny and why it is beneficial to abolish it. Finally it gives scenarios of the usage and abolition of the penny. - - -. “Enough of This Chump Change: Abolish the Penny.” ProQuest. N.p., 6 Sept. 2004. Web. 18 Feb. 2011. <[]‌207620435>. 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.