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"content": "America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny. “Few things symbolize our national dysfunction more than the inability to stop minting this worthless currency.” It costs 3 cents to make a penny. 🙃 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/magazine/worthless-pennies-united-states-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU4.lM3R.GJqt8NQpQgO_",
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