[cfraenkel]

You obviously didn't live through it, or you wouldn't be spouting such offensive, naive nonsense. How many working class families do you know that can afford to buy economically significant amounts of T-bills, as opposed to, you know, eating, or paying for car repairs, or kid's back to school supplies. When is the last time you saw a bank paying anywhere close to the prime rate on savings accounts, which is all a working class family typically has access to. (as opposed to pocketing the difference as profit, thank you very much)

[ericd]

All of the online banks pay pretty close to 4 week T-bill rates, maybe 1% off. Chase/etc are only worth keeping a small amount in, everything else should be transferred to Ally/Marcus/Fidelity Cash Management/Vanguard/etc.

[forgetfreeman]

I absolutely did live through it. I also watched my grandfather who had a 7th grade education double his money twice through the insanely technical investment strategy of...wait for it...driving down to the bank to renew CDs. I'd entertain an explanation of what's either offensive or naive about that.

[chii]

It's because people look back in time with rose tinted glasses.

They imagine the amount of money they have today, but at yester-decade's interest rate.