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One_Life_To_Give

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4. 6% for them while our CD's 1.25%

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 09:13 AM

May 2016

So why lend Mortgages at 4% and risk possible defaults when you have a guaranteed 6%.

How about we legislate EE's (US Savings Bonds) pay 6% minimum instead of the 0.1% rate working Americans get now?

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