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17. More and more places are charging extra for using a credit card, including my favorite restaurant just started that

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 08:42 AM

Oct 4

so as not to raise their menu prices (as much) while actually charging more. My second favorite place has been doing that for several years.

I have bus fare and soft-drink / snack vending machines in mind when I think of $1 coins.

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New Trump move to etch his face on $1 coin hits snag as critics note he'd have to be dead [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 4 OP

When has the law stopped tsf? Never. chicoescuela Oct 4 #1

It's a tough choice but, ok. Buddyzbuddy Oct 4 #2

Good trade. Sneederbunk Oct 4 #49

This is the ONLY way I'd see trump's ugly face slightlv Oct 4 #71

For $1 you can leave it face up in a urinal! PurgedVoter Oct 4 #3

Brilliant! Gimpyknee Oct 4 #10

Just think of the increase in beer sales Klondike Kat Oct 4 #13

Depending on the size of the coin..... SergeStorms Oct 4 #51

On Don We Piss trusty elf Oct 4 #52

Putting the crazy before the urinal. Kid Berwyn Oct 4 #57

The Nobel Piss Prize! Harker Oct 4 #86

A true MAGAt wouldn't care, they'd grab it up in the blink of an eye. ToxMarz Oct 4 #66

fire hydrant joho260 Oct 4 #89

I buy dollar coins rolls at the bank IzzaNuDay Oct 5 #95

I'm ok with that. James48 Oct 4 #4

Yeah, seems like a bargain. Maybe we can have Miller on the penny? Grokenstein Oct 4 #5

The funeral will fuckup the weekend, but I'm okay with it Submariner Oct 4 #6

You could attend.... SergeStorms Oct 4 #54

With the pending funeral approaching Submariner Oct 4 #67

maybe they could make that happen if they want the coin badly enough LymphocyteLover Oct 4 #7

Make it orange and worthless. Realism. twodogsbarking Oct 4 #8

Good one ! chouchou Oct 4 #23

If he upholds the law Marthe48 Oct 4 #9

Copper is orange colored.. BattleRow Oct 4 #25

First, Trump dies. I'm good with that. Martin Eden Oct 4 #11

Or the Treasury... SergeStorms Oct 4 #56

He could be on the COL Mustard Oct 4 #79

Some animals are more equal than others GusBob Oct 4 #12

They got rid of the penny to save minting costs, now they want to make a $1 coin that nobody wants? progree Oct 4 #14

"I guess people prefer pouring in an endless stream of quarters into slots" BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #15

More and more places are charging extra for using a credit card, including my favorite restaurant just started that progree Oct 4 #17

Well like other transit systems BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #58

MetroTransit (Minneapolis - St.Paul) has a Go Card, also an app progree Oct 4 #62

I have a SEPTA Keycard that I bought about 7 years ago BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #65

When I was a checker at a grocery store I used to buy all the silver dollars & Kennedy half dollars that I came across. CrispyQ Oct 4 #35

I keep stack of $2 bills JohnnyRingo Oct 4 #38

There's a bill tracking site called Where's George? that I used to participate in. CrispyQ Oct 4 #39

Use a butter knife to align the coins with the slot jmowreader Oct 4 #75

Good idea, but what an exercise in patience!! -nt CrispyQ Oct 4 #77

Tell me about it! jmowreader Oct 4 #83

There have actually been 5 people depicted on US coins while they were still alive RazorbackExpat Oct 4 #16

Yes, I believe there is an exception for "commemorative" coins. thesquanderer Oct 4 #20

But the real story is that WE DON'T WANT HIM on any coin, whether he's alive or dead is irrelevant FakeNoose Oct 4 #30

The laws have been changed since at least 4 out of 5 of your examples.... Jack Valentino Oct 4 #26

Commemorative coins issued by the US Mint are indeed, legal tender RazorbackExpat Oct 4 #68

dRump envies King Chuckles, as this is what monarchies do for their sovereign. Eugene Oct 4 #18

Um... lonely bird Oct 4 #19

I'll take drunk and stoned COL Mustard Oct 4 #81

Hey... lonely bird Oct 4 #92

If that's what it takes . . . AverageOldGuy Oct 4 #21

Can that be arranged? meow2u3 Oct 4 #22

Put his face on a 3 dollar bill. People would know it's a phony piece-of-shit. chouchou Oct 4 #24

And put Vance on a 17 dollar bill so you can get both as change for a 20. generalbetrayus Oct 4 #48

Like the old Nixon $3 bills RazorbackExpat Oct 4 #70

Whoa..I forgot about those. Thanks! chouchou Oct 4 #82

No thanks, I'll stick to my GW paper dollar. no_hypocrisy Oct 4 #27

Trump should visit one of those states where assisted suicide is legal--- Jack Valentino Oct 4 #28

Well, that would be fine with me.... Figarosmom Oct 4 #29

trump cannot appear on currency unless he has died LetMyPeopleVote Oct 4 #31

A more deserving memorial... Kid Berwyn Oct 4 #32

If that POS LPBBEAR Oct 4 #33

Deal ACCEPTED! Dead Trump for his ugly mug DenaliDemocrat Oct 4 #34

First question: "Whose idea was this????" Grins Oct 4 #36

Do such laws matter anymore? JohnnyRingo Oct 4 #37

Hurry up donald Historic NY Oct 4 #40

Then he needs to get it done. Sooner rather than later. Autumn Oct 4 #41

Make it so Bayard Oct 4 #42

Oh, look. It's his fight for billionaires and pedophiles pose. Rhiagel Oct 4 #43

Someone (I'll let you guess the political party affiliation) WestMichRad Oct 4 #44

He already has his bitcoin. Turbineguy Oct 4 #45

This version of the trump coin makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Oct 4 #46

.... BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #47

In good conscience...... SergeStorms Oct 4 #50

I'm fine with that. n/t CousinIT Oct 4 #53

I used to work for Lionel Trains PXR-5 Oct 4 #55

TACO's supreme court MissouriDem47 Oct 4 #59

I'd actually love to see Trump's image on coins, as long as they as inscribed with "Never Forget. Never Again." Midnight Writer Oct 4 #60

Roman Emperors Did It Deep State Witch Oct 4 #61

The silver lining on a dark cloud. cstanleytech Oct 4 #63

Only 2 items his face belongs Pas-de-Calais Oct 4 #64

I hope that he acts quickly to resolve this snag Orrex Oct 4 #69

Maybe Treasury Sec Scott Bessent is hinting at something? ChicagoTeamster Oct 4 #72

Obituary of donald j. trump MrWowWow Oct 4 #73

I could get behind that... n/t TygrBright Oct 4 #74

Not a bad trade-off, IMO. Ocelot II Oct 4 #76

LOL, let's get those coins minted fast. Donnie, you know what you need to do... n/t PatrickforB Oct 4 #78

Trump, balls in your court, make it happen. He will never know we didn't follow through. OverBurn Oct 4 #80

Put his face on the front of a new $1,000 175 pound coint. Wonder Why Oct 4 #84

The only way that I personally could see this as any way acceptable Hayabusa Oct 4 #85

Mexico has the peso, we'll have the pedo. truthisfreedom Oct 4 #87

"Despite the radical left's forced shutdown of our government..." Beartracks Oct 4 #88

That seems like a fair trade. AllyCat Oct 4 #90

Just don't tell him about the dead part. nt babylonsister Oct 4 #91

That can be arranged. CaptainTruth Oct 4 #93

I support him being on a coin within the legal bounds. Lucky Luciano Oct 4 #94

MaddowBlog-Treasury eyes a commemorative dollar coin for Trump, with plans for a 2026 rollout LetMyPeopleVote Oct 7 #96

I mean, maybe this is good news? He knows something we don't! Happy Hoosier Oct 7 #97