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Government Efficiency
An oxymoron if ever I’ve heard one
Oy! The fucking government. Can they get anything right? Not this morning. That’s for sure.
So I received an email from the guy who runs wallethacks.com this morning. He writes for Forbes freelance and is really good at finding bank and brokerage bonus information. Ya know — like park ten grand at a bank for 6 months and get a $250 bonus type shit. Which is something I began doing when the stock market tanked big time once the pandemic hit.
This morning’s email revealed that the inflation-tied Series I US savings bond will be paying an interest rate of 7.12% for the next year — and individuals can purchase up to $10,000 worth every year. (This is a pretty sweet deal. If only I could put all my money in one of these bad boys, I would. But alas, they only allow a 10k max.)
So I go to the website to sign up — entering all the same info as if I were opening a bank account — whereupon the gov tells me to check my email, which will have my account number so I can log on and buy my bond.
And of course — so where’s the fucking email, homies? Ah — the guvmint. No email. So I try again. Same result. Then I hit the “contact” tab:
“It would be nice if you sent the email with my account number so I…
