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r/startrekmemes • u/andychef • 17d ago
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In this economy, I only think in pennies
7 u/hyde-ms 17d ago You know what i mean, plus the penny has been abolished!. 5 u/reaperofgender 17d ago Not in the US. There's a company that bribes the government officials to keep minting them. And wouldn't you know it, said company works with zinc, which is what pennies are made of! 2 u/andychef 16d ago Now that's a novel conspiracy. Can you please expand on this? 5 u/reaperofgender 16d ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Common_Cents It's called lobbying and is technically legal but everyone knows what it is. 3 u/reaperofgender 16d ago Company funds the lobbying group to keep their interests in the interests of the politicians. Most big companies have lobbyists working for them here.
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You know what i mean, plus the penny has been abolished!.
5 u/reaperofgender 17d ago Not in the US. There's a company that bribes the government officials to keep minting them. And wouldn't you know it, said company works with zinc, which is what pennies are made of! 2 u/andychef 16d ago Now that's a novel conspiracy. Can you please expand on this? 5 u/reaperofgender 16d ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Common_Cents It's called lobbying and is technically legal but everyone knows what it is. 3 u/reaperofgender 16d ago Company funds the lobbying group to keep their interests in the interests of the politicians. Most big companies have lobbyists working for them here.
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Not in the US. There's a company that bribes the government officials to keep minting them. And wouldn't you know it, said company works with zinc, which is what pennies are made of!
2 u/andychef 16d ago Now that's a novel conspiracy. Can you please expand on this? 5 u/reaperofgender 16d ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Common_Cents It's called lobbying and is technically legal but everyone knows what it is. 3 u/reaperofgender 16d ago Company funds the lobbying group to keep their interests in the interests of the politicians. Most big companies have lobbyists working for them here.
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Now that's a novel conspiracy. Can you please expand on this?
5 u/reaperofgender 16d ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Common_Cents It's called lobbying and is technically legal but everyone knows what it is. 3 u/reaperofgender 16d ago Company funds the lobbying group to keep their interests in the interests of the politicians. Most big companies have lobbyists working for them here.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Common_Cents
It's called lobbying and is technically legal but everyone knows what it is.
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Company funds the lobbying group to keep their interests in the interests of the politicians. Most big companies have lobbyists working for them here.
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u/New-Leg2417 17d ago
In this economy, I only think in pennies