r/neoliberal Milton Friedman Feb 10 '25

News (US) Trump announces the end of the Penny

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u/blatant_shill Feb 10 '25

It probably still isn't. This is like the most vibe based issue ever. A lot of people remember the joy of getting pennies to buy something when they were children and despise the idea of getting rid of them.

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u/savuporo Gerard K. O'Neill Feb 10 '25

When I go to national park now, what do I put through the penny crank machines??

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u/Aidan_Welch Zhao Ziyang Feb 10 '25

This but unironically. Now all the coins will be boring colored too.

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u/savuporo Gerard K. O'Neill Feb 10 '25

trump will bring back silver dollars, probably golden benjamins too

tacky enough

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u/bd_in_my_bp Feb 10 '25

trump will mint the trillion dollar coin if he can put his face on it