Donald Trump is a “billionaire”, so he has no need for pennies, and he doesn’t think we need them either. Therefore, the United States is making its final round of pennies.
According to the Associated Press, “the cost of making pennies has increased markedly, by upward of 20% in 2024”. So by no longer making them, the country is saving around $56 million, which is 5,600,000,000 pennies.
With the end of the penny, we will no longer be able to offer someone a penny for their thoughts. So with that and inflation, it will now cost us a nickel.
And that is my two cents, while I still have two cents.
