U.S. Mint
Description
Terry Beckwith unleashes the U.S. Mint's torrent—14 billion pennies forged and shipped to the Federal Reserve last year—barreling through Roosevelt Room negotiations to champion penny extinction under the Legal Tender Modernization Act. This federal minting juggernaut floods the monetary bloodstream with copper-zinc relics, eroding under inflation's bite, and ignites quid pro quo firestorms that snare White House staff in reluctant policy pledges amid school bonds brinkmanship.
Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
S3E5
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War Crimes
Beckwith's Penny Ultimatum for School Bonds
Terry cites the U.S. Mint's production of 14 billion pennies shipped to the Fed last year, branding them worthless relics to justify elimination; this statistic bolsters his ultimatum, pressuring Sam into policy contortions amid school bonds negotiation.
Active Representation
Through cited production statistics
Power Dynamics
Institutional overproducer challenging White House policy via data
Institutional Impact
Exposes monetary policy inefficiencies fueling legislative reform demands
Organizational Goals
Streamline currency production amid inflation
Reduce unnecessary minting costs
Influence Mechanisms
Fiscal data as leverage
Annual output volume as evidence