Short Stuff: The Great American Coin Shortage of 2020

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🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In addition to all the lousy things that’s come out of the Coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. is also experiencing a coin shortage thanks to a stalled-out economic system that normally circulates coins.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
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0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:34.4	Hey and welcome to The Short Stuff on Josh.
0:36.5	There's Chuck Jerry's over there.
0:37.9	Let's get going.
0:38.9	This is short stuff about shortages of coins shortly.
0:44.1	Now.
0:45.1	Hey, can you spare some change?
0:47.1	No.
0:48.1	Why not?
0:50.6	What was it?
0:51.6	I can't remember who said it.
0:52.6	The line is, haven't you heard there's a coin shortage.
0:55.3	Oh, okay.
0:56.3	Let's try this again.
0:57.3	Hey, Mr. Can you spare some change?
1:00.1	No.
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