12K of cash and not being to be able to show where you got it from, like a bank receipt, looks pretty suspicious.
If not drugs then tax evasion.
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Agree with the sentiment, but not the principle.
I think should be able to travel with cash. I personally don’t understand why you’d want to travel with 12k though, but then again I don’t claim to understand everyone’s lifestyles.
But you are right, if you are going to travel with that much cash, be prepared to show a bank statement from an account you’ve had for a notable period of time, and access other documentation that offers evidence of personal legitimate possession.
I do not agree that the government should be able to keep your property indefinitely though, not without due process.
Right now cash is frowned upon by merchants because of COVID, and a shortage of coins.
I like the no-cash self checkout machines at Walmarts and Wegmans, they get me to the front or the lines while the using cash folks have to wait in line.