So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints
So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to stop minting pennies. His surprise announcement comes after decades of unsuccessful efforts to phase out the 1-cent coin.
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A subtle reminder that it's not just corporate greed, money itself has actually increased dramatically in supply.
Anyone else remember when they got their last equally distributed proceeds from inflation check in the mail? Me neither.
hey, so the US government printed trillions of dollars in the last few years, on top of them printing a few trillion the decade before, on top of them printing a few trillion every year since they're in debt. and that's just what's public information on their websites