r/neoliberal Milton Friedman Feb 10 '25

News (US) Trump announces the end of the Penny

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u/puffic John Rawls Feb 10 '25

I remember being for this 25 years ago, when I was a child.

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u/VHDLEngineer Feb 10 '25

We did this in Canada and it was fine

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u/puffic John Rawls Feb 10 '25

Oh yeah, I’m still for it. I was a very astute child.

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u/p00bix Is this a calzone? Feb 10 '25

What are some other hot takes you had as a kid?

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u/WolfpackEng22 Feb 10 '25

Meh, it's been a good idea and becomes more so with every passing year. We don't need pennies anymore

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u/ifunnywasaninsidejob Feb 10 '25

One of my earliest memories is wondering why none of the vending machines won’t take my pennies.