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However, withdrawing $9,900 so that you don't show up on the Fed's radar (and doing it 30-40 times) is a clear pattern of doing something with the intent of avoiding government attention.

And this is a problem, why?????

I'll have you know that I deliberately avoid looking for every possible tax reduction that I can get. I don't avoid the ones I know about, but I don't look into every rumor or possibility I hear. Why? BECAUSE I'D RATHER NOT BE AUDITED. Cowardly, I know, but I don't want the government attention. People have told me that if you aren't audited at least once every three years, you're paying too much in taxes. But I have decided it's worth the cost.

So, please explain to me why my behavior would bother you.

Shalom.

The problem, taken alone, does not really bother me. I would imagine that a lot of wealthy people, or cash-intensive business operators, have plenty of legitimate need to withdraw cash.

What bothers me personally is when you consider the context. Rush is accused, and has not denied (in fact has partially admitted) to having illegally used prescription drugs. Now, if the story pans out, Rush was using huge amounts of OxyContin (etc.), which is very expensive, etc.

What bothers me is that if Rush developed this new pattern of withdrawing large sums of cash ($9,900) repeatedly, then it backs up the drug charges against him. Its behavior that is indicative of guilt, and worse, indicative of a conscious effort on his part to avoid the law, and avoid the consequences of his actions.

Since Rush has long been a personal hero of mine, I take this very seriously. I expect Rush to comply with the law, although I expect him to continue his efforts to change it. But this drug thing, and now apparently money laundering, has been devestating to me personally. It brings Rush down to the level of so many of the people he has been legitimately bashing.