DCA News & Resources
COINS Act – HR 2977 Full Text
If you would like to read the full text of the Currency, Optimization, Innovation and National Savaings (COINS) Act, HR 2977 please download the pdf here.
Read MoreGAO 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 …
Read MorePress Release: Dollar Coin Alliance Responds to Kerry/Brown “Currency Efficiency Act”
Bill Protects Massachusetts Business Interest at Taxpayer Expense Washington, D.C. (September 27, 2011) The Dollar Coin Alliance, a coalition of small businesses, budget watchdogs, transit agencies and labor groups, today announced their strong opposition to the “Currency Efficiency Act,” a bill sponsored by Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry to significantly modify the federal $1 coin program. The bill comes …
Read MoreWGN Chicago: Jim Kolbe, Honorary Chairman of the Dollar Coin Alliance
The Honorary Chairman of the Dollar Coin Alliance, Jim Kolbe was on Mike McConnell’s morning show on WGN Chicago discussing how the dollar coin will save the government billions. Listen to the interview here.
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