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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by viraptor on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @02:37PM (#43028922)
The change itself is ok. The issue is who can make the change, and that would be congress not the president.
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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by atombender on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @02:40PM (#43028950)
Title 31 says the Secretary of the Treasure can. The Secretary cannot permanently cancel the penny, but they can stop making them.
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Re:Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new p... by viraptor on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @03:35PM (#43029480)
That's mentioned in the article as a "might". Let's see in practice.
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