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  • taiwan_girlT Online
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    taiwan_girl
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    #21

    I hadn't really thought about it, but as usual with many things, there are "unintended consequences"

    Phasing out the penny could result in needing to make more nickels, and the US Treasury Department loses far more money on every nickel than it does on every penny.

    and

    According to the latest annual report from the US Mint, each penny cost 3.7 cents to make, including the 3 cents for production costs, and 0.7 cents per coin for administrative and distribution costs. But each nickel costs 13.8 cents, with 11 cents of production costs and 2.8 cents of administrative and distribution costs. These figures are for the government’s fiscal year, which ends on September.

    https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/business/costs-of-pennies-and-nickels/index.html

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    • LuFins DadL Offline
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      #22

      Again, the cost of manufacturing every single individual denomination is irrelevant. The cost of manufacturing currency as a whole is what matters. Otherwise this argument leads to doing away with the nickel, then the quarter, then the dollar…

      And what happens to the $250M of pennies currently in circulation?

      The Brad

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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        jon-nyc
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        #23

        Probably a buyback for x years that banks will have to participate in.

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

          Again, the cost of manufacturing every single individual denomination is irrelevant. The cost of manufacturing currency as a whole is what matters. Otherwise this argument leads to doing away with the nickel, then the quarter, then the dollar…

          And what happens to the $250M of pennies currently in circulation?

          Doctor PhibesD Offline
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          Doctor Phibes
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          #24

          @LuFins-Dad said in Trump goes there.:

          And what happens to the $250M of pennies currently in circulation?

          They're going to be melted down and turned into an enormous statue of the greatest man who ever lived, which will serve as a memorial to his grace, wisdom and wit.

          I was only joking

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          • 89th8 Online
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            89th
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            #25

            What are the odds that by 2028, we'll see an order from Trump to include his face on the $100. His reason will be that Franklin wasn't even popular enough to be President! SAD

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            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

              @LuFins-Dad said in Trump goes there.:

              And what happens to the $250M of pennies currently in circulation?

              They're going to be melted down and turned into an enormous statue of the greatest man who ever lived, which will serve as a memorial to his grace, wisdom and wit.

              89th8 Online
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              89th
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              #26

              @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump goes there.:

              @LuFins-Dad said in Trump goes there.:

              And what happens to the $250M of pennies currently in circulation?

              They're going to be melted down and turned into an enormous statue of the greatest man who ever lived, which will serve as a memorial to his grace, wisdom and wit.

              I think he already started that, look at that YUGE penny behind him!

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
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                #27

                Living rent free.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  Living rent free.

                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                  Doctor Phibes
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                  #28

                  @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                  Living rent free.

                  Yes, he really ought to be paying rent. Maybe that's why he wants all the pennies.

                  You just know he's got some kind of weird-ass scam in mind 😆

                  I was only joking

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                    Living rent free.

                    Yes, he really ought to be paying rent. Maybe that's why he wants all the pennies.

                    You just know he's got some kind of weird-ass scam in mind 😆

                    JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
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                    #29

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump goes there.:

                    @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                    Living rent free.

                    Yes, he really ought to be paying rent. Maybe that's why he wants all the pennies.

                    You just know he's got some kind of weird-ass scam in mind 😆

                    No, just look at the posting history around here. The anti-Trumpers gave ramped up by at least 30-40%. Y'all can't help it it...And it's not to comment on whether you agree or disagree with a policy or action, it's a constant denigration spree.

                    Sometimes it can be funny, but mostly it's a nonsensical dog pile. It's like a constant reminder of how much some want reform to fail and how much some people hate the man.

                    Maybe George has the right idea...

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • JollyJ Jolly

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump goes there.:

                      @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                      Living rent free.

                      Yes, he really ought to be paying rent. Maybe that's why he wants all the pennies.

                      You just know he's got some kind of weird-ass scam in mind 😆

                      No, just look at the posting history around here. The anti-Trumpers gave ramped up by at least 30-40%. Y'all can't help it it...And it's not to comment on whether you agree or disagree with a policy or action, it's a constant denigration spree.

                      Sometimes it can be funny, but mostly it's a nonsensical dog pile. It's like a constant reminder of how much some want reform to fail and how much some people hate the man.

                      Maybe George has the right idea...

                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                      Doctor Phibes
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                      #30

                      @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump goes there.:

                      @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                      Living rent free.

                      Yes, he really ought to be paying rent. Maybe that's why he wants all the pennies.

                      You just know he's got some kind of weird-ass scam in mind 😆

                      No, just look at the posting history around here. The anti-Trumpers gave ramped up by at least 30-40%. Y'all can't help it it...And it's not to comment on whether you agree or disagree with a policy or action, it's a constant denigration spree.

                      Sometimes it can be funny, but mostly it's a nonsensical dog pile. It's like a constant reminder of how much some want reform to fail and how much some people hate the man.

                      Maybe George has the right idea...

                      At some point you'll realise I'm kidding. I know America is SERIOUS BUSINESS. Still....

                      And I reviewed all the positive things you said about his predecessor. It didn't take long.

                      I was only joking

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                      • JollyJ Jolly

                        Living rent free.

                        89th8 Online
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                        89th
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                        #31

                        @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                        Living rent free.

                        LOL you literally started a thread with his name in the title!

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                        • JollyJ Jolly

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Trump goes there.:

                          @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                          Living rent free.

                          Yes, he really ought to be paying rent. Maybe that's why he wants all the pennies.

                          You just know he's got some kind of weird-ass scam in mind 😆

                          No, just look at the posting history around here. The anti-Trumpers gave ramped up by at least 30-40%. Y'all can't help it it...And it's not to comment on whether you agree or disagree with a policy or action, it's a constant denigration spree.

                          Sometimes it can be funny, but mostly it's a nonsensical dog pile. It's like a constant reminder of how much some want reform to fail and how much some people hate the man.

                          Maybe George has the right idea...

                          89th8 Online
                          89th8 Online
                          89th
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #32

                          @Jolly said in Trump goes there.:

                          No, just look at the posting history around here. The anti-Trumpers gave ramped up by at least 30-40%. Y'all can't help it it...And it's not to comment on whether you agree or disagree with a policy or action, it's a constant denigration spree.

                          Sometimes it can be funny, but mostly it's a nonsensical dog pile. It's like a constant reminder of how much some want reform to fail and how much some people hate the man.

                          I'm not aware of anyone on this forum who wants reform to fail, or who hate Trump. You see it as a dog pile, I see it as Trump introducing new ideas or controversies daily, and (at least for me) my refusal to become numb to the lies, hypocrisy, petulance (yes, my word of the year). I have been quick to compliment good changes Trump has made, but I'm also quick to call out BS.

                          Funny, last night I finished Chernobyl, and thought this line about lies vs truth hit hard. Essentially he's remarking that the USSR's lying became so common that folks forgot to require the truth.

                          Link to video

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                          • 89th8 89th

                            What are the odds that by 2028, we'll see an order from Trump to include his face on the $100. His reason will be that Franklin wasn't even popular enough to be President! SAD

                            taiwan_girlT Online
                            taiwan_girlT Online
                            taiwan_girl
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #33

                            @89th said in Trump goes there.:

                            What are the odds that by 2028, we'll see an order from Trump to include his face on the $100. His reason will be that Franklin wasn't even popular enough to be President! SAD

                            Already started. A goat statue in Mar A Lago

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                            (I am guessing that probably technically, it is illegal to deface the money like this)

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                            • 89th8 89th

                              What are the odds that by 2028, we'll see an order from Trump to include his face on the $100. His reason will be that Franklin wasn't even popular enough to be President! SAD

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                              #34

                              @89th said in Trump goes there.:

                              What are the odds that by 2028, we'll see an order from Trump to include his face on the $100. His reason will be that Franklin wasn't even popular enough to be President! SAD

                              Hamilton was a perennial target of Republicans that wanted to put Reagan on the 10 for the same reason. The musical probably saved us from refacing the 10 for another two generations.

                              Funny to think of a GOP enthralled by Reagan. Seems so quaint.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              • JollyJ Offline
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                                Jolly
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                                #35

                                If Trump is successful in this term, he'll be one of the most transformational presidents in American history.

                                I wish him well.

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                • AxtremusA Away
                                  AxtremusA Away
                                  Axtremus
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                                  Link to video

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                                    jon-nyc
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                                    #37

                                    Heard an interesting counter argument, this proposal would require us to mint more nickels which apparently cost 13c each or something.

                                    Not sure how it all nets out or if cost really would be why you’d do this anyway, but it seems a valid consideration.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

                                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      Another reason to do this is it frees up cash register space to have a real dollar coin that people use.

                                      Though we may be far enough post-cash for that never to be important.

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        Heard an interesting counter argument, this proposal would require us to mint more nickels which apparently cost 13c each or something.

                                        Not sure how it all nets out or if cost really would be why you’d do this anyway, but it seems a valid consideration.

                                        taiwan_girlT Online
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                                        taiwan_girl
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                                        #39

                                        @jon-nyc said in Trump goes there.:

                                        Heard an interesting counter argument

                                        You heard it here at post #21. 555

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                                        • taiwan_girlT Online
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                                          taiwan_girl
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                                          #40

                                          https://www.inc.com/steve-strauss/what-the-end-of-the-penny-means-for-business/91149619

                                          Goes into the physiological of pricing.

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