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by dboreham 575 days ago
tbf the UK government does the same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium_Bonds
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Premium Bonds are quite a popular savings product especially in times of low savings interest. What I find interesting is that NS&I, being government backed guarantee the security of all money in their accounts across all products, well past the ~£80,000 obligation that banks have.