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bydrfuchs ( 599179 ) writes:
For those who don't remember, the plan to stop minting pennies in the 1960s got canned when the John Bircher Society came out claiming it was Communist influence, somehow.
byDrethon ( 1445051 ) writes:
For those who don't remember, the plan to stop minting pennies in the 1960s got canned when the John Bircher Society came out claiming it was Communist influence, somehow.
I support removing the penny, but I also think I would support being able to watch the fireworks if someone could make a popular video linking to this claim to say Trump removing the penny is Communist... sorry, end of a long day.
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bysconeu ( 64226 ) writes:
if someone could make a popular video linking to this claim to say Trump removing the penny is Communist..
You mean getting the government to own the means of production [intc.com] isn't Communist?
bypjt33 ( 739471 ) writes:
No, Communism is getting the workers to own the means of production. Getting the government to own them is more Stalinist.
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