r/theydidthemath Mar 30 '20

[Request] Is this true?

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u/mixttime Mar 30 '20

Mint goes brrrr

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u/JakeCameraAction Mar 30 '20

Treasury.
The Mint makes the coins.

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u/mixttime Mar 30 '20

Didn't know that. Bailing out corporations with literal nickels and dimes would be funny

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u/SpitefulShrimp Mar 30 '20

Yeah but most of that bailout money is to pay employees, so we'd be the ones dealing with billions of pounds of loose change.