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Is The Penny Finally Dead? (www.youtube.com)
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[–] branno@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The argument against this is that it’s illegal.

Congress passed a law requiring the minting of pennies. Trump can’t unilaterally order their end.

[–] OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 weeks ago

it’s illegal.

I'm sure that'll stop him.

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

The video covers exactly this in less than 10 minutes.

At least watch it.