Sen. McCain says switch to $1 coins may mean bigger tips for strippers

Jul 26, 2013 - 08:08
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Sen. McCain says switch to $1 coins may mean bigger tips for strippers
John McCain jokes that dollar coins would help strippers get larger denominations

Sen. John McCain is part of a group that pitched the COINS Act, an acronym that basically stands for "Let's replace dollar bills with dollar coins." On the one hand, you'd never have to rub George Washington's crumpled face against the side of a stubbo vending machine ever again.

On the other, how would you politely tip a stripper? "You can't put a coin in a garter belt," a Washington D.C., club owner complained when the proposal was first pitched. Thankfully, one hard-hitting joualist asked the Arizona senator how the coin changeover would affect America's exotic dancers. "I hope that they could obtain larger denominations," he joked. "Fives, tens, one hundreds! HUNDREDS? Um, we're not exactly making Congress-level salaries, dude. [Source]

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