Elon Musk’s DOGE is coming for penny

Elon Musk wants to kill the penny. The little coin has won this battle before.
Elon Musk has promised to find upward of $2 trillion in savings in a federal budget that is projected to spend $7 trillion in 2025 — and if he has to rifle through the nation’s couch cushions to do so,
Elon Musk's DOGE Plan Is in Turmoil
Elon Musk's plan for the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may be in disarray following a number of changes to the initiative in recent days. Bill McGinley, who was appointed DOGE's legal counsel in December,
Elon Musk’s DOGE is coming for the penny
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year.
Elon Musk’s DOGE setting its sights on the penny
The Department of Government Efficiency hinted it may be looking to eliminate the penny. Elon Musk's initiative says production of the coin is costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
Elon Musk takes on his biggest challenge yet: Getting rid of the penny
According to the U.S. Mint, the cost to produce a single penny jumped 20% during the 2024 fiscal year to 3.69 cents.
Kill the Penny? Elon Musk’s DOGE Found a Way to Save Money.
The savings from eliminating the cent might seem like small change, but every penny counts in dealing with the U.S. fiscal deficit.
Elon Musk targets US penny in new government role
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the U.S. penny. Ever since the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, mankind has seized on flight as one of the most important modes of transportation in the world.
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I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1 [trillion],” Musk said in a January interview.
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