The Simpson based the gag on the 100000 dollar bill, printed to do a similar trick. This isn't really new. (It had Woodrow Wilson on it)
I just think we should take it to a gas station, buy a candy bar and crash the oil market from the change
The Limited Edition and Not for Sale.... Homer $1,000,000,000,000 Platinum Coin
You're on your way to deliver the $1T coin the the president. As you approach your last red-light before the old oval office, you absentmindedly dig some quarters out of the cup holder and roll down your window to toss a few bucks to the homeless. A woman who you've often seen camped out on this corner gladly accepts the money. It's a small gesture, but what the hell, right?
You look at your watch and realize you need to get going - after all, you don't want to be late for a meeting with the president. You find your spot in the intern lot, grab the $1T coin and you sprint all the way to the presidential office. Sweaty and winded, you pull out the pocket purse and empty it onto the desk. A dirty old copper piece comes rolling out, completing three full circles before collapsing hard onto its face. Biden squints at the coin and then looks you in the eye. This is clearly not the right coin. What do you do?
Look Biden in the eye and say this is the right coin until he accepts it and pats me on the head for being a good boy.
"President Biden... Look! Out the window. See over there? A squirrel is playing basketball!"
"Hey... What... What were we talking about?"
"Squirrels, sir."
"Yes, that's right."
"Yes, that's right."
"I'm going to walk to the window to look for squirrels playing sports."
"Good day, sir."
If they minted a trillion dollar coin to fund the government I think I would die of laughter too bad they won't do it
The coin will actually be made of platinum-plated zinc (97.5%) to save on materials.
There's something extremely funny about creating a trillion dollars out of thin air while at the same time being a miser about a few grams of metal.
Honestly this isnt that crazy, its just a physical representation of what the Fed did every time they did QE, just magic money into existence and magic it away. Money has always been as such.
The coin will be given to some billionaire while the congressional circus does its performance. The new trillionaire will refuse to return the coin and will be worshipped for their new wealth.
Stalin did a ton of bank robberies in his late 20s. If any of y'all heist that thing I'll definitely vote you in for General Secretary
Oh darn. I read that his organization was involved in robberies, I really liked the idea that Stalin robbed a bunch of banks wild-west style
they have played us for absolute fools
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-white-house-says-no-to-minting-a-241-trillion-coin-to-sidestep-mcconnell-and-ease-debt-ceiling-standoff-in-congress/ar-AAODzKe
They aren't going to do it.
:biden-leftist: making fiat currency worthless and collapsing the global economy
Biden and the dems should just do it. Fuck this GOP bullshit. It's better than a goddamned default.
I regret to inform you that the headline I linked to is:
The White House says no to minting a $1 trillion coin to sidestep McConnell and ease debt ceiling standoff in Congress
So we are once again in the :liberalism: zone.
An economic advisor to the president calls home. "Honey, we're fucked. Biden said no to the silly but workable plan of minting a one trillion dollar coin. He told me 'Fat, when I was a boy we knew knew how to squeeze all the juice outta wooden nickels to make a better treehouse...' No, I have no idea what that means."
:michael-laugh:
Critical support for comrade :whywhywhywhywhy: in his efforts to collapse the bourgeois US state.
Good thing I invested in Everquest platinum coins. I've got thousands on my account, I'm going to be rich!
Like they can just mint a coin if they want to so badly. Not sure why they keep acting like they need a reason. There must be some platinum lobbyist trying to get something more valuable than gold made out of platinum so they can brag to clients about how much better it is. "Is that a gold dollar coin? Cute. My firm had a trillion dollar platinum coin made. Take that gold."
Nah, it's due to a legal loophole. Platinum coinage is the only one the executive has complete control over, with the idea that it's supposed to just be for commemorative garbage.
Wonks sifting through the recycle bin of galaxy brain nonsense articles like "hey cool this one isn't covered in mustard"
Can't wait to take wheelbarrows of cash just to go buy a six pack!
