推動從循環中清除便士

促使唐納德·特朗普總統在超級碗中拉開的流通的努力最終取決於國會

President Donald Trump's push to eliminate pennies from circulation, which he highlighted during the Super Bowl, ultimately hinges on the decision of Congress. Despite several attempts to discontinue the 232-year-old coin, beginning with a proposal during President Gerald Ford's administration, Congress has consistently shown reluctance to cancel the penny.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統竭盡全力從超級碗期間強調的節目中消除便士，最終取決於國會的決定。儘管幾次試圖停止這名232年曆史的硬幣，這是從杰拉爾德·福特（Gerald Ford）總統政府期間提出的提案開始的，但國會一直表明不願取消便士。

While there is a growing movement to eliminate the penny, with fewer Americans using it in everyday transactions, there are both economic and sentimental arguments in favor of preserving the 1-cent piece, including appeals from companies involved in producing the nation's currency.

雖然越來越多的運動來消除一分錢，但在日常交易中使用了較少的美國人，但既有經濟和感性的論點，都支持保留1美分的作品，包括來自參與生產該國貨幣的公司的上訴。

To date, numerous bills aimed at halting penny production have languished in both the House and Senate in recent decades.

迄今為止，近幾十年來，眾議院和參議院都陷入困境。

The latest proposal, introduced last week, is led by Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., following the efforts of previous Arizona lawmakers like the late Reps. Jim Kolbe and John McCain.

上週提出的最新提案是由R-Ariz。眾議員David Schweikert領導的，此前是阿里桑那州議員（如已故的眾議員吉姆·科爾貝（Jim Kolbe）和約翰·麥凱恩（John McCain ））的努力。

However, unlike their proposals, Schweikert's bill would temporarily halt the production of both pennies and nickels to allow for a study on whether to maintain the suspension, ultimately discontinue production, or reinstate it.

但是，與他們的提議不同，Schweikert的法案將暫時停止購買便士和鎳的生產，以允許研究是否維持暫停，最終停止生產或恢復生產。

Critics of Kolbe's and McCain's initiatives alleged that their primary goal was to boost mining in Arizona, which produces roughly two-thirds of U.S. copper, by compelling people to switch from pennies to nickels. Notably, pennies are about 98 percent zinc with a thin copper coating, while nickels are 75 percent copper.

對科爾貝和麥凱恩的舉措的批評者聲稱，他們的主要目標是在亞利桑那州促進礦業，該採礦是通過迫使人們從便士轉向鎳的亞利桑那州大約三分之二的美國銅。值得注意的是，便士的鋅約為98％，銅塗層薄，而鎳為75％的銅。

Kolbe maintained that his main concern was the rising cost of making pennies, which was starting to exceed 1 cent. In a May 2006 conversation with CQ Roll Call's Ryan Kelly, he stated, "I was warning that the cost of producing the coin would soon surpass its purchasing value. Everyone acknowledged that when we got to that point, it would be time to act. That time is now."

科爾貝堅持認為，他的主要關注點是賺錢的成本上升，這開始超過1％。在2006年5月與CQ Roll Call的Ryan Kelly的對話中，他說：“我警告說，生產硬幣的成本很快將超過其購買價值。每個人都承認，當我們達到這一點時，這是時候採取行動了。那個時候了。”

At that time, it cost about 1.4 cents to make one penny. The U.S. Mint now reports that the cost is 3.69 cents per coin and that it incurred a net loss of $85.3 million after spending about $117 million to ship 3.17 billion pennies in fiscal 2024.

當時，賺一分錢的成本約為1.4美分。美國造幣廠現在報告說，費用為每枚硬幣的369美分，並且在2024財年花費了約1.17億美元，造成了約1.17億美元的淨虧損，淨虧損為8530萬美分。

Another bill, sponsored by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., would authorize the Mint to propose a new metal mix for coins to reduce production costs. In a statement regarding the legislation, Amodei said, "This bill proposes a modernized approach to manufacturing our currency by allowing the Mint to modify the metal composition of coins with more affordable materials."

由R-Nev。眾議員Mark Amodei贊助的另一項法案將授權造幣廠提出新的金屬混合物，以降低生產成本。 Amodei在有關立法的一份聲明中說：“該法案提出了一種現代化的方法來製造我們的貨幣，允許薄荷修改用更實惠的材料修改硬幣的金屬成分。”

However, such a measure is unlikely to appease the residents of Greene County, Tenn., where the Artazn LLC plant, currently the sole producer of all penny blanks in the nation, is situated.

但是，這種措施不太可能安撫田納西州格林縣的居民，那裡的Artazn LLC工廠（目前是全國所有Penny Blanks的唯一生產商）所在。

"Save the penny!" Jeff Taylor, head of the Greene County Partnership, posted on social media on Feb. 10, a day after Trump's call to discontinue the coin's production, according to The Greeneville Sun. "For those that do not know, every penny starts in Greene County. Save jobs in Greene County!" In a statement to WVLT News last week, Greene County Mayor Kevin Morrison disclosed that the factory employs 300 people.

“節省一分錢！”根據格林維爾·孫（Greeneville Sun）的說法，格林縣夥伴關係負責人傑夫·泰勒（Jeff Taylor）於2月10日在社交媒體上發布，這是特朗普呼籲停止硬幣生產的第二天。 “對於那些不知道的人，每一分錢都從格林縣開始。在格林縣節省工作！”格林縣市長凱文·莫里森（Kevin Morrison）在上週給WVLT新聞的一份聲明中透露，該工廠僱用了300名員工。

In contrast, President Ford's Treasury secretary in 1976, William E. Simon, held a differing opinion on the penny. "Get rid of the damn thing," he said, arguing that it was a waste of money. "If we'd abolished it years ago, we wouldn't have had to open the Denver Mint."

相比之下，福特總統在1976年，威廉·西蒙（William E. Simon）對便士持有不同的看法。他說：“擺脫了該死的事情。”他說這是浪費金錢。 “如果幾年前我們廢除了它，我們就不必打開丹佛薄荷。”

President Barack Obama also considered the penny to be "obsolete," but he doubted that most Americans would part with it, as reported by ABC News at the time. "It's one of those things where I think people get attached emotionally to the way things have been," Obama said in 2013. "We remember our piggy banks and counting out all the pennies and then taking them in and getting a dollar bill or a couple of dollars from it and maybe that's the reason people haven’t gotten around to it.”

總統巴拉克·奧巴馬（Barack Obama）也認為一分錢是“過時的”，但他懷疑大多數美國人會與之分開，正如ABC News當時報導的那樣。奧巴馬在2013年說：“這是我認為人們在情感上依戀的事情之一。我們記得我們的小豬銀行，算出所有的便士，然後將它們帶入並獲得一美元的賬單或一美元從中獲得了幾美元，也許這就是人們沒有到處走動的原因。”

During the Super Bowl, Trump presented the economic case against pennies in a post on Truth Social. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents," he wrote. "I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time."

在超級碗期間，特朗普在關於真理社會的帖子中提出了反對便士的經濟案件。他寫道：“長期以來，美國已經鑄造了幾分錢，這實際上使我們花費了2美分。” “我已經指示我的美國財政部長停止生產新的便士。讓我們從我們的大國預算中削減廢物，即使一次是一分錢。”

Several countries, including Canada, Brazil, and others, have already discontinued their versions of the 1-cent coin. According to the U.S. Mint, its output of all types of coins has dropped significantly, from about 15 billion produced five years ago to 5.87 billion last year, as cash is now used in only around 16 percent of consumer transactions, according to the

包括加拿大，巴西等在內的幾個國家已經停止了其1美分硬幣的版本。根據美國造幣廠的數據，所有類型的硬幣的產量已大幅下降，從五年前的大約150億次生產到去年的58.7億，因為現金現在僅在消費者交易中只有16％。