What a sad time we live in when our freedoms have eroded to this point where law abiding citizens are viewed as criminals or involved in criminal action because they are purchasing anything expensive in cash.
Two weeks ago I visited a Porsche dealer for the fun of it. In talking, one of the sales people said that one client recently came in and wrote a check for $135,000 to buy a Porsche. If the individual had chosen instead to cash his own check and walk into the dealer with $135,000 in cash, I guess you would automatically assume that he was involved in criminal activity.
While I do not carry 22k in cash around, or even have that kind of money, I am sure there are loads of law abiding Americans who do and that is not a crime.
One more thing; today $22k for a car is nothing.
My real estate agent told the story of the rich Chinese woman that bought numerous homes in Seattle for herself and extended family (via Canada).
She arrived at the real estate office to go to the closing on two of the homes. The agent asked what was in the large briefcase. It was the TOTAL amount for both homes - over a million dollars - cash.
The real estate agent went with her directly to the bank to trade if for a cashiers check.
The remaining 3 or 4 homes of similar prices were paid by cashiers check on the first go-around once the Chinese lady knew how it worked.
Although I imagine the large amounts of cash coming into America from China via Canada probably did violate someone’s laws? (Probably China’s!?)
Only an idiot would pay cash for a car.
“I’m paying cash”
“OK give it to me and I’ll get a receipt”
Later
“Where the receipt for my money?”
“What money?”