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Re:Panic of the Plutocrats by jerf on Monday October 10, 2011 @01:52PM (#3094920)
"where is the interest on my savings account? It was 5.25 percent when I was younger."

It's very related to the interest rate set by the Fed, which is very low right now.

Re:Panic of the Plutocrats by smoyer on Monday October 10, 2011 @02:01PM (#3094979)
That may be true right now, but it won't be going back up to rates like that until there's a severe cash shortage. Now that banks have accustomed us to receiving a pittance on our nest-eggs, they'll keep the spread as profit before increasing interest rates.