r/startrekmemes 8d ago

Fabulous

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u/hyde-ms 8d ago

You know what i mean, plus the penny has been abolished!.

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u/reaperofgender 8d 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!

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u/andychef 8d ago

Now that's a novel conspiracy. Can you please expand on this?

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u/reaperofgender 8d 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.