The US Government Accountability Office says we could save $5.5 billion over the next 30 years if the dollar bill was phased out in favor of a dollar coin. I don't feel strongly one way or another, but I want Obama to propose this just so we can all see how much the Tea Party cares about our paper currency. I think the meltdown would be epic.

This article is poorly written, but it is interesting to note that Don Draper's $45K per year salary in 1963 is equivalent to around $315K in today's dollars. According to the article, that's way more than creative directors make now. I'd been waiting for someone to write the article giving equivalents for all of the dollar amounts in Mad Men. Someone still should, this one could be a lot better.