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 Xinti on Monday February 10, 2025 @06:20PM (#43006565)

Oh so he accidentally didn't say something that was fascist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, or outright insane. How very odd

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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by angoragoats on Monday February 10, 2025 @07:23PM (#43007213)

Not this time, though the order is definitely unconstitutional[0], so it follows the same general pattern.

[0] Article I, section 8: “The Congress shall have Power to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof…”

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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by cyanydeez on Monday February 10, 2025 @06:52PM (#43006891)

Broken clock syndrome is orthographically connect to cherry picking expectations.

The reason Facebook will use community notes is because it lets "both sides" think they're getting what's right.

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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by ericjmorey on Monday February 10, 2025 @11:41PM (#43009044)

Nope. This one is authoritarian bullshit too. Not cool with orders that violate the Constitution. Go through the legal process.

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