Today, I will walk past and ignore a denomination of currency that has been relegated to shopping mall parking lots, chair cushions, glass jars and countless desk drawers. Some days, if this currency which comes in the form of a coin, finds its residence in a parking lot and reflects enough light and is pointed heads up, I will collect it and let it join the silver coins that reside in my pocket.
We have all gone into a "have a penny, give a penny" mode (whereby we left pennies on the counter to enable a customer who may come up short to fulfill the amount due). These scenarios are played out every day. I've stated this to make the point for not letting the temporary penny sales tax expire June 30.
"Have a penny, give a penny." This simple mentality could be replicated by our General Assembly to keep thousands of North Carolina workers from becoming an unemployed statistic. Furthermore, if the penny sales tax sunsets, it will simply find refuge someplace else in the form of an enigmatic fee charged to the citizens of North Carolina.
