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     pat (thatcrazydude@noauthority.social)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 21:33:37 JST pat

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     @zephyrotv @scottdhansen of course, one could argue that printing paper money more than offset the costs of minting pennies, but still, yeah.
     Besides, what do you need pennies for anyways in an economy where a damn egg costs like 8 bucks for a dozen?! 🤣

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     Obi-Hahn (zephyrotv@noauthority.social)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 21:33:38 JST Obi-Hahn

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     @scottdhansen it has cost more to mint pennies than what they are worth for some time. I never understood why we would keep doing it, at least not without changing the metal or something g to make them cheaper.

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     Scott D Hansen (scottdhansen@noauthority.social)'s status on Monday, 10-Feb-2025 21:33:39 JST Scott D Hansen

     Feb. 9, 2025, 11:37 p.m. ET
     Stephen Hilger/Bloomberg News
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     Trump Orders Treasury to Stop Minting Pennies
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     President Trump said that he had ordered the Treasury secretary to stop producing new pennies, a move that he said would help reduce unnecessary government spending.