The recent directive to cease penny production, spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk’s leadership, is portrayed as a cost-saving measure. However, this move carries significant implications that extend far beyond mere fiscal efficiency. It is part of a larger, coordinated effort to destabilize cash transactions, weaken the U.S. Treasury, dismantle protective agencies, and force the country into a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) system. By eliminating the penny and making irreversible changes to the Treasury’s payment infrastructure, those in power are laying the groundwork for a future where cash is no longer an option and digital transactions—fully monitored and controlled—become the only way to conduct business.
The elimination of the penny may seem like a minor inconvenience, but in reality, it fundamentally disrupts how cash transactions operate. Without the ability to make exact change, businesses and consumers are left in a predicament. Either businesses round up, forcing consumers to overpay, or they round down, causing financial losses over time. This creates unnecessary legal and financial burdens, which will inevitably push businesses to abandon cash altogether in favor of digital transactions that allow for exact pricing. Once businesses stop accepting cash, the government will not need to ban physical currency—it will have been phased out through systemic design.
At the same time, DOGE has been given unprecedented access to the Treasury’s payment systems, and reports indicate that they have been making unauthorized changes to critical financial infrastructure. Not only have these changes gone unregulated, but there have also been deliberate efforts to conceal who made the modifications and what exactly was altered. The U.S. Treasury is responsible for managing billions of transactions every month for over 380 million people. If these changes result in an error—intentional or not—it could have catastrophic consequences. Any damage to this system could be irreversible, effectively forcing the government to transition to an entirely new payment system. That system? A Central Bank Digital Currency.
The transition to a CBDC has been quietly in the works for years, with the framework for its implementation passed in 2023—without the consent of the American people. An overwhelming 94% of Americans do not want a CBDC. They understand the dangers of a fully digital financial system: complete government oversight, the elimination of financial privacy, and the ability for centralized authorities to freeze or restrict transactions at will. The simultaneous removal of cash transactions, changes to the Treasury’s infrastructure, and the push toward digital payments are not separate events. They are deliberate steps toward an all-digital economy where financial freedom is an illusion, and every transaction is monitored, recorded, and controlled.
Further exacerbating the issue is DOGE’s role in dismantling key government agencies designed to protect citizens from corporate exploitation. One of the most alarming eliminations is that of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency that has recovered nearly $24 billion for consumers scammed by fraudulent financial practices and corrected erroneous credit reporting that would have otherwise ruined lives. Since its inception, the total financial impact of the CFPB’s work has surpassed $100 billion—money that would have remained in the hands of corrupt banks and corporations if the agency hadn’t existed. With its removal, citizens are left unprotected, and corporate giants like Musk, Zuckerberg, and their globalist allies now have free rein to exploit consumers without oversight.
This is not just about eliminating the penny. It is about eliminating cash transactions altogether. It is about rewriting the financial system so that traditional currency is no longer an option. It is about introducing a new digital framework where every dollar is tracked, every purchase is monitored, and financial independence is a relic of the past. The Treasury’s infrastructure is being altered in ways that make reverting back impossible. The agencies that once protected citizens from corporate fraud are being dismantled. The transition to a Central Bank Digital Currency is being forced upon the public under the guise of efficiency and modernization.
If people do not recognize what is happening and push back now, they will wake up in a system where money no longer belongs to them—it belongs to those in power.
