Elon Musk’s DOGE is coming for the penny
Musk isn’t introducing a novel idea. For years, people have advocated eliminating the penny, as pennies are rarely spent as change. And since the Covid-19 pandemic, more consumers are shopping online or avoiding physical currency altogether .
Elon Musk's DOGE has a new target for cutting federal spending: the U.S. penny
Elon Musk's DOGE is taking aim at the U.S. penny, pointing out that it costs more to manufacture than it's worth.
A new penny-pinching tactic? Elon Musk's DOGE says getting rid of the penny could cut costs
A penny-pinching tactic proposed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could be getting rid of the penny itself.
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.
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.
Musk's DOGE Goes After the Penny: 'Costs Over 3 Cents'
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), noted that it cost the United States' 3 cents to make a penny.
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Trying To Kill Pennies, And Wyoming Has Mixed Reactions With That
Pennies cost more than 3 cents each to make, which has the little round Lincoln heads in the crosshairs of Elon Musk’s new Department of
From DEI to WFH: Here’s What to Expect From Elon Musk’s DOGE When It’s Fully Operational
There are already some signals about which government expenses could be on the chopping block for Elon Musk's DOGE.
Elon Musk’s DOGE could pinch the US penny in government efficiency bid
The official X account for DOGE, the reform department headed by billionaire Elon Musk, shared facts about penny production in the United States — which is an affront to both efficiency and frugality.
Elon Musk's DOGE makes another hiring push
The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk is making another hiring pushing, asking for "world-class talent" to apply.
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,
DOGE takes aim at the penny
On X, DOGE pointed out the federal government spends more to produce the penny than its worth. But the penny has survived ...
DOGE Could Make Huge Change to Cash
The use of cash has been declining in recent years, according to the Federal Reserve's 2024 report on consumer payments.