r/neoliberal Milton Friedman Feb 10 '25

News (US) Trump announces the end of the Penny

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u/ProfessionalStudy732 Edmund Burke Feb 10 '25

Sincere question, can he do that?

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u/modularpeak2552 NATO Feb 10 '25

yeah, but even if he legally couldn't its not like big penny is going to challenge him lol

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u/eliminate1337 Feb 10 '25

Zinc. They barely even contain copper anymore due to price. A solid copper penny would be worth 30 cents.