Something about a broken clock.
this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2025
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And the sun on a dog’s ass.
- ~~somehow~~ probably implements in the stupidest way possible
- conspiracy theorists hoard pennies
- ?
What will the chaos monkey do next.
If businesses aren't legally allowed to round up or down, then they might be stuck having to hoard pennies if they become hard to find.
Maybe they could stop pricing things at X.99 and just be honest with us.
And maybe show the price after taxes (i think it was not common in US to do so, could be wrong come from europe)
You’re correct, it’s not shown often.
Have we ever come close to running out of pennies? Given that almost every household in the US has an enormous jar full of them, I'd have to imagine that there isn't even really a need to produce more pennies in the first place.
HE'S TAKING THE US FURTHER FROM THE GOLD STANDARD! /c
Did he literally just cancel it and not put into place any sort of policy or rules in regards to the logistics of doing so or did he actually have a plan to phase it out?
In Canada we have rules in place for things like purchasing in cash and rounding up to the nearest $0.05 or rounding down to the nearest $0.05 depending on what the cost is after taxes but if it's being paid for by card no rounding is necessary. Are any of those rules in place or even thought about it more deeply than penny needs to go? The article doesn't mention anything except cancelling it because of money.
Regulating rounding seems like something that needs to be done with a proper law, not an executive act.
So I'm 99% sure he just stopped production and he and his sycophantic merry band didn't think about the consequences.
It's trump. There's obviously no plan.
Yep. Just like his tariffs. Tariffs that don't offer alternatives to American businesses are self-inflicted wounds.
Trump rarely have a plan beyond the initial order. That's for other people to figure out
On one hand, long overdue. On the other hand, part of me would rather see Donny T's fugly mug stamped on the front and "One Cent Trump Token" on the back.
Since it's a waste of money, he'd still be screwing us even after he's gone; Ahh, the legacy continues.
Only dead Presidents are on money though.
You say that like it's a counterargument.
Let no one say that Trump NEVER did anything good.
But we could easily write all of the good things on a postage stamp with room to spare.
Donald J. Trump the petty penny president
Is there a law saying that companies can round up or down to the nearest nickel? Or do they just assume every business will still have access to pennies?
It says nothing about removing pennies from circulation. They're just going to stop making new ones.
I'm down for this 'change' :D