<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Plato90s:
Remember the whole purpose of savings bonds is to reduce the governments reliance on high-interest bond sales to finance its debt.</font>
And don't forget, the Feds need all the money they can get their hands on since 9/11. The war in Afghanistan will cost a pittance compared to what they (we!) are getting ready for in Iraq. As long as it's cheaper overall for the govt to get the money this way, we'll be getting our miles/points.