Remember when bank deposits collected interest rates that exceeded the rate of honestly-measured inflation? Neither do I.

A long time ago in the 1980s, banks gave high interest rates for savings due to high government interest rates. I believe I got 8% while federal rates were 13%. Today. Banks give 1% or less while federal rates are over 5.25%.

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