Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is focused on reducing government spending by getting rid of the penny.
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00:00Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is focused on reducing government
00:04spending by getting rid of the penny.
00:07After becoming part of the government with President Trump's executive order, DOGE mentioned
00:11on X that producing the one-cent piece costs tens of millions of dollars.
00:16The initiative, which aims to cut $2 trillion in federal spending, noted that the penny's
00:21production cost is three times its value.