While you agree it is not a crime, the reality of enforcement measures like this means it de facto is considered one in the gestalt of law enforcement. It should not ever be construed as suspicious to carry around large quantities of cash. It is not acceptable to see someone with over 2000 dollars in cash, and assume they are up to something.
People are losing sight of the fact that financial privacy was the default for much of history, and the new phenomena of financial surveillance since the 2000's is absolutely a governmental power play, utilizing the financial system as a tool for soft power projection in that the hand that defines the set of transactions that can be conveniently done wields an immense amount of power and influence in people's day to day lives.
This is a shining example of how the United States has abandoned any semblance of being a fundamentally high trust society anymore.
While you agree it is not a crime, the reality of enforcement measures like this means it de facto is considered one in the gestalt of law enforcement. It should not ever be construed as suspicious to carry around large quantities of cash. It is not acceptable to see someone with over 2000 dollars in cash, and assume they are up to something.
People are losing sight of the fact that financial privacy was the default for much of history, and the new phenomena of financial surveillance since the 2000's is absolutely a governmental power play, utilizing the financial system as a tool for soft power projection in that the hand that defines the set of transactions that can be conveniently done wields an immense amount of power and influence in people's day to day lives.
This is a shining example of how the United States has abandoned any semblance of being a fundamentally high trust society anymore.