Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing cost

Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by mcv on Monday February 10, 2025 @04:52AM (#42998661)

Easily the most sensible thing he's done. Lots of countries have done away with low value coins, and it's not like they're vital for payment. Nothing costs mere cents anymore.

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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by ericjmorey on Monday February 10, 2025 @11:38PM (#43009026)

Violating the constitution is not sensible. What the fuck is wrong with you?

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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by cozzyd on Monday February 10, 2025 @11:52PM (#43009111)

Without someone telling me, I wouldn't have necessarily assumed this was unconstitutional.

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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by mcv on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @07:10AM (#43011893)

I also wasn't aware that the constitution specified that pennies need to exist. I can totally understand if getting rid of pennies takes a bit more work than an edict by a president, but then that needs to be done. It's still a sensible thing to do.

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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by firesteelrain on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @08:27AM (#43012475)

I don’t think they are killing the penny just stop making them for a while.

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