All good things come to an end. Curtains for the penny. Goodbye penny.

The U.S. has stopped making pennies. The penny had a 230 year life.

The last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia yesterday. 

It is already being missed. There was a slowdown in making pennies even before yesterday.

It was Trump’s idea to end the penny. He was upset because they cost more than 2 cents to make. Actual figure not certain. Between 3.7 cents and 4 cents plus.

We will now need more nickels. Stores already using nickels in place of pennies. A nickel shortage will result.  More nickels will have to be made. Nichols cost 13.8 cents to make. An example of another Trump faux pas. He thinks he was saving money by killing the penny. Actually will cost more because of the increased cost of the nickel.

Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg was born this day in 1935.

A major Supreme Court decision was handed down this day in 1956: The Supreme Court ruled Alabama bus segregation was illegal.

Understand why there was a shutdown. Trump used the shutdown as an excuse to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP and anything else he could.

Trump said: “There’s nothing about death. There’s death because they’re going to lose Social Security, they’re going to lose Medicare, all of those things are going to be gone because the whole country would be bankrupt and you’re not going to have any kind of medical insurance.”

I thought a President was President of all the people and concerned for their well being. Not Donald. His concern the rich. Screw those of lesser financial status…..the middle class, lower class and poor!

Bottomline again. Screw the poor. Let them die. Take care of and only be concerned for the rich. “Our President!”

Rome gave us much. Not everything well known. Everyone recognizes Rome  gave us a sanitation system and road networks. History fails to let us know that Rome also was responsible for five other significant items.

The bound book! Yes, books not bound as we know them till the Romans came up with the idea.

Precision medical instruments. Many still used today in operating rooms and doctors’ offices.

Roof covered shopping malls. The first!

The Gregorian Calendar. As insufficient as it still is.

Heated floors. Warmed the house.

Enjoy your day!