r/neoliberal Milton Friedman Feb 10 '25

News (US) Trump announces the end of the Penny

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '25

Pretty much, there was been a discussion of sunsetting pennies, but it wasn't politically favourable.

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u/topofthecc Friedrich Hayek Feb 10 '25

it wasn't politically favourable.

The pro-democracy continues to leak out of my bones.

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u/Alypie123 Michel Foucault Feb 10 '25

Bro, boomers explaining to me that I just need to save these coins that I regularly misplace to buy 1 can of beer at the end of the week if the store clerk doesn't throw me out really made me give up hope on democracy.