Will the humble penny finally be discontinued? Trump tells the Treasury Department to stop making the coins
Economists have called for the elimination of the penny for decades, but Trump’s authority to unilaterally do so is far from ...
Analysis: Trump announced he is getting rid of the penny. What are the consequences?
In the middle of Super Bowl LIX, President Donald Trump posted on social media that he was getting rid of the penny. Since ...
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Trump Is Right to Stop Making Cents. But Let Congress Do It the Right Way.
So to fix that, the United States’ second Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1792 ... to be rounded to the nearest nickel. It didn’t pass. In 2017, Sen. John McCain, also of Arizona ...
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Are pennies worth it? Trump's plan to scrap them didn't come out of nowhere
President Trump isn't the first politician to call for the end of the penny — but getting rid of it may not be easy. The ...
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Trump wants to stop making cents. How would that work?
President Trump isn't the first politician to call for the end of the penny — but getting rid of it may not be easy. The ...
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Are pennies worth it? Trump's plan to scrap them didn't come out of nowhere
Congress discontinued the half-cent coin (and reduced the size of the cent) by passing the Coinage Act of 1857. Those in favor of parting with pennies point out that other countries have ...