How Trump’s Plan to Halt Penny Production Could Impact Consumers
Mar 03, 2025•9 min
Episode description
President Trump has instructed the U.S. Treasury to halt the minting of new pennies as part of an effort to cut down on what he called wasteful government spending. So how would a world without pennies look? Wall Street Journal reporters Oyin Adedoyin and Joseph Pisani join host Ariana Aspuru to discuss how the move could impact consumers and why one man has been lobbying to save the penny for the past three decades.
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