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TommyT139

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32. He's the show...Elon is the man!

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 02:32 PM

Feb 2025

Trump distracts us, occasionally signs whatever they stick in front of his face, and pretends to have all the power because the Supreme Court said he wouldn't get in trouble. Meanwhile Elon is robbing us blind and shutting down whatever used to do some decent (or indecent but necessary) jobs.

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Getting rid of the penny introduces a new problem: nickels [View all] IronLionZion Feb 2025 OP

Typical move by the rapist bif Feb 2025 #1

I'm no fan of pennies, but it's true we lose more money on nickels IronLionZion Feb 2025 #2

But who gets to round up??? The Madcap Feb 2025 #30

With corporations DENVERPOPS Feb 2025 #49

What is stopping corporations from rounding up now? MichMan Feb 2025 #70

I'd imagine that's the idea behind ridding the penny. C Moon Feb 2025 #51

Trump's way ahead of you, not wooden nickels, he's on it. dem4decades Feb 2025 #56

Kick dalton99a Feb 2025 #3

The penny situation is a lot like the Daylight Savings/Standard Time issue. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2025 #4

Then by all means dweller Feb 2025 #5

Yep it's one step closer to thinkingagain Feb 2025 #26

That right there scares me more than anything. What happens when the electricity goes out, esp. in blue states. ancianita Feb 2025 #40

Get rolling with some decent inflation Nasruddin Feb 2025 #45

Haven't seen a 50-cent piece in years.... allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #78

Easy peasy. Get rid of the nickel too. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #6

They are trying to force us away from cash... TommyT139 Feb 2025 #7

Use crypto for everything! IronLionZion Feb 2025 #9

If I find out a friend uses crypto... TommyT139 Feb 2025 #11

That's not right Polybius Feb 2025 #24

It doesn't make you "bad"... TommyT139 Feb 2025 #27

I understand what you are saying, but I'm all business when it comes to investing Polybius Feb 2025 #31

Do you know how many people said the same thing, and instead tried to find the next Bitcoin, and lost everything? W_HAMILTON Feb 2025 #34

Of course Polybius Feb 2025 #82

The crypto is just a huge fraud DENVERPOPS Feb 2025 #53

Good for you! Abolishinist Feb 2025 #84

There's a bar in my city that does not accept cash PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2025 #42

That's illegal in my state. TommyT139 Feb 2025 #81

I understand that paper bills wear out and must RubyRose Feb 2025 #8

No ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #35

Another stupid red herring to distract and solve nothing. Why haven't you lowered prices Donnie?!?!? dutch777 Feb 2025 #10

He's a showman. Everything he does is just a show to entertain stupid people who don't understand it IronLionZion Feb 2025 #14

He's the show...Elon is the man! TommyT139 Feb 2025 #32

It doesn't seem sustainable to make coins that cost more to produce than they are worth. iemanja Feb 2025 #12

they get spent again and again - one dime can buy thousands of dollars during its lifetime Blues Heron Feb 2025 #17

That's a good point iemanja Feb 2025 #19

Yep. It's the same reason it doesn't necessarily make sense to eliminate the penny just because it costs more... W_HAMILTON Feb 2025 #37

Trump don't do math C_U_L8R Feb 2025 #13

Apparently no one is advising these decisions IronLionZion Feb 2025 #15

The US stopped minting a half-cent coin in 1857. surrealAmerican Feb 2025 #16

And inflation means less need for the smaller denominations of coins IronLionZion Feb 2025 #20

That Math Doesn't Work ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #36

That was a professorial way of thinking about it. IronLionZion Feb 2025 #41

I Worked In Big Business ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #44

Do you do your own taxes? Mosby Feb 2025 #46

Yes, But I Don't See The Relevance ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #48

I have one Polybius Feb 2025 #25

Does anyone remember "mills"? FakeNoose Feb 2025 #76

Interesting. surrealAmerican Feb 2025 #80

I think you might be right, it probably had to do with state sales tax FakeNoose Feb 2025 #83

IIRC during WWll some pennies were made of a lead alloy...they were actually dark gray in color. brush Feb 2025 #18

1943 cents. roamer65 Feb 2025 #21

Yes. I remember seeing them in the '50s as a kid. brush Feb 2025 #22

I Had A Couple Of Those ProfessorGAC Feb 2025 #38

If only we could make lead bullets into pennies...... lastlib Feb 2025 #43

Known as steel cents. bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #59

Another poster said thy were steel coated in zinc. Whatever the alloy... brush Feb 2025 #69

Yes, zinc coated steel bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #72

OK, doesn't the constitution give the legislative branch the sole responsibility of minting coins? Native Feb 2025 #23

Round everything up to a dollar gab13by13 Feb 2025 #28

You forgot maxsolomon Feb 2025 #58

Make the nickel out of the same stuff we make the penny dsc Feb 2025 #29

It's like they didn't think this out. I don't like pennies but many people rely on them underpants Feb 2025 #33

Yeah, I solve that problem by almost never using cash LOL NT Happy Hoosier Feb 2025 #39

Getting rid of pennies is a good idea. Mosby Feb 2025 #47

No American business would round down. maxsolomon Feb 2025 #60

Well i did. Mosby Feb 2025 #64

You're special. maxsolomon Feb 2025 #67

Thanks! Mosby Feb 2025 #68

Just the other day I saw a sign at a gas station dweller Feb 2025 #50

MaddowBlog-Trump's pennies order adds to list of legally dubious power grabs LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #52

Pennies Are Made in Philadelphia Deep State Witch Feb 2025 #54

For heaven's sake, just give me all the pennies and nickels and we'll call it even. GreenWave Feb 2025 #55

Scrooge Mcduck IronLionZion Feb 2025 #75

In an increasingly digital payment system, how do we need 1.4 BILLION nickels a year? bucolic_frolic Feb 2025 #57

Do you know what the country needs today? A seven-cent nickel Brother Buzz Feb 2025 #61

I mean, that's still cost savings quakerboy Feb 2025 #62

Wasn't there a movie Red Mountain Feb 2025 #63

This makes no logical sense..any transaction should involve no more than one nickel JT45242 Feb 2025 #65

It's more like the prices that end in $.99 will now have to end in $.95 or $.00 IronLionZion Feb 2025 #66

That only applies when one is buying one of something plus sales taxes factor in. MichMan Feb 2025 #71

They'll just round up the after tax price IronLionZion Feb 2025 #73

It would need to be done on the total bill MichMan Feb 2025 #74

CNN's 1st report says Trump wants to stop *minting* new pennies; then they call that "phasing it out" muriel_volestrangler Feb 2025 #77

This was my take as well genxlib Feb 2025 #86

Switzerland got rid of its 1 centime coin in 2007; some Euro countries barely use theirs muriel_volestrangler Feb 2025 #79

Except all of those European Countries including Switzerland have a VAT tax standingtall Feb 2025 #87

Simple solution. Abolishinist Feb 2025 #85