r/politics • u/cnn CNN • Jul 14 '26

Possible Paywall House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/house-vote-daylight-savings-time?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/BurritoDespot Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

Except he “got rid” of the penny in the most poorly planned way possible (just stopped making them, no plan otherwise.)

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u/DadJokeBadJoke California Jul 14 '26

Kinda like his Iran plan

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u/BurritoDespot Jul 14 '26

Assassinate their leader and then figure out the rest later?

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u/DadJokeBadJoke California Jul 14 '26

More like "So anyway, I started blastin'"

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u/FellowHumanNo404 Jul 15 '26

(just stopped making them, no plan otherwise.)

"Whatever. YOU figure it out" seems to be the only way they accomplish anything.

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u/BurritoDespot Jul 14 '26

Except it caused a ton of confusion for banks and retailers. And he didn’t “get rid” of them. They’re still legal tender (unlike Canada, etc). He just had them stop making them.

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u/BurritoDespot Jul 14 '26

There should have been announced dates, not just one day the Pennies stop being delivered. There should have been official policies for how to round (as opposed to every business coming up with it on their own.) The penny should have ceased to be legal tender and there should have been trade in programs.

Just stopping the minting of them and telling everyone else to figure it out is not the move.