Think twice before heading to the airport with that huge wad of cash

Buffalo News ^ | July 26, 2020 | Matthew Spina

[CodeToad]

Dumb logic. That’s like saying being in possession of a gun is probable cause to suspect murder.

[coloradan]

Can you point me to the section in the Constitution where the fedgov gets the power to do this? Thanks in advance.

[zeugma]

Anyone who is not already aware that the u.s. government is a criminal enterprise, and has been for decades has simply not been paying attention.

Most paper currency in the United States has come into contact with drugs, research has shown.

I recall seeing an article several years ago where they tested packs of brand new bills straight from the Fed, and they had cocaine residue on them. The residue allegedly gets on the bills when they are run through counting machines. This may well be true, but is also why drug dogs 'alerting' on cash should be absolutely inadmissible in court.

Of course, incidents like that described in the article rarely make it to court because it is often more expensive to pursue the case to get your money back, than the value of the money in question. Feds, on the other hand, have effectively unlimited budgets, and are more greedy than the most depraved pirates of old.

[edwinland]

I read somewhere that 80% of US cash by value is in $100 bills. Which i have hardly ever seen.

Cash is like a giant interest free loan to the government. The more people get it and sit on it instead of using it buy stuff, the more the government can print and essentially keep the value for themselves, without causing inflation. (like the post office issuing stamps that people will never use)

Who uses almost all $100 bills and just sits on them instead of putting all that money in the bank? Lots of people, but a LOT of them are drug dealers.

That’s one of the reasons the government goes so hard after banks that accept deposits of “laundered” money. Banks like it because drug dealers don’t need to get a lot of interest, they just want someplace to park their money. But for the government that’s competition. And the government isn’t even paying interest.

[zeugma]

How about carrying a bank withdrawal receipt with you?

What will that prove? You're still going to spend thousands to defend your money, because cash has no constitutional rights. It is guilty until proven innocent, and you have to fund that proving.

[napscoordinator]

Good grief. That’s hilarious!

[zeugma]

I always carry enough cash to buy a motorcycle that has a really good price. Private sellers don’t take checks. Even checks that appear to be from a bank are easily faked. I have a few prized examples sent to me by ebay and Craigslist scammers. Fake bank checks, fake postal money orders and fake Walmart money orders are common.

Yup. Even cashier's checks can be forged, and it can often take five or more days for the bank to come back saying it was bad. If that happens, they will come to you for the cash.

[Huskrrrr]

Ha!

[PA2SK]

"Then carry $1 less of that illegal $$$ that you cant explain on a plane and stop whining about it For all I know it's drug $$$ you are carrying to BLM/antifa on plane to purchase weapons"

Wow, money isn't illegal, and plenty of people have their reasons for traveling with large amounts of cash. When I travel overseas I routinely take a few thousand in cash. Not everywhere takes credit cards, and getting cash with your debit card can be a hassle and expensive. Everyone takes cash though, especially US dollars. I personally haven't needed over $10,000 but it's entirely reasonable someone else might if they plan to make some big purchases.
If the government wants to pull me aside and ask some questions that's fine, ask away, but seizing your property indefinitely without a conviction or even any evidence of a crime is absurd.
Maybe the government can start seizing cars from unemployed people, obviously there's no way you obtained it legally, it must be the result of some criminal activity. Doesn't matter there's no evidence, say goodbye to your property.

[NobleFree]

Cars, TVs, laptops, smartphones ... no receipt? Kiss it goodbye.