As seen at my local grocery store this morning at every check-out...

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52. In 2012. I am well aware. That says nothing to the situation in US right now...

You may not have said it but others here have assumed: "No net effect on anyone?"

OMG. Given tariffs, loss of SNAP, inflation, increased homelessness, and unemployment, can you not imagine those who ARE impacted--who HAVE to pay cash--often from donations? It isn't just the nickel rounded up with EACH transaction that those who MUST pay cashh will have to pay; it is EVERY transaction, and on top of tariffs, loss of SNAP benefits, inflation, and depleted food banks. I know, as I have been helping my local food banks with donations from the community for years. They are facing shutting their doors at least a couple of days/week to try to catch up, and some may be unrecoverable.

Do some here have zero understanding of what is going on with the most vulnerable among us? Not to mention the state programs to try to help, being decimated by Federal Anti-DEI policies. See the article I linked here if you are unaware that to which I am referring:
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100220747038

So, yeah. I'm glad Canada rid itself of their pestilent penny years ago. They undoubtedly PLANNED for it and had policy in place or to implement. As you can see from this sign, Krogers-King Soopers does NOT but are already facing the impacts. Further complicating, SNAP is legally not allowed to round up or down and thus requiring cash payers to do so is undoubtedly ILLEGAL as well.

So, good on Canada. Frankly, there is a tremendous amount that Canada does or has done that make us look like the idiots we are. Hell we elected Trump twice after all.