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| TSA insists cash is crime |
| 2009-04-04 |
| Threaten a Ron Paul worker carrying cash on a plane. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #14 Also people may want to keep money on them seeing what the banks are going through. Posted by newc When I was a young fellow it was fairly common to hear stories of old folks passing away and cash being found in Mason jars in the barn or hidden away in the house. They had lived through "Bank Holidays", FDR, and the gold grab. Impetuous youth that we were, we all laughed and shook our heads at the time. No laughing matter today however. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-04 20:35 |
| #13 When you travel, you had better carry enough cash to get out of any country quick if it is unstable or otherwise. This is encroaching on the state department as the US citizen abroad that can evacuate him/herself is one less strain on the state department if SHTF. Also people may want to keep money on them seeing what the banks are going through. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-04-04 19:26 |
| #12 The transformation of America into a third world country continues. |
| Posted by: Snakes Elmeart6706 2009-04-04 13:40 |
| #11 So now not only will TSA target old ladies to check their shoes, they're all over English speaking cooperative well dressed folks with a few bucks in their pocket. While we can't profile any suspicious folks, no that's not PC. Yeah makes perfect sense. |
| Posted by: Jan 2009-04-04 12:54 |
| #10 A very high level of professional dialogue eminating from those TSA gummit workers I'd say. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-04 12:33 |
| #9 If carrying cash is a crime, call me a crime boss wannabe! |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2009-04-04 09:42 |
| #8 All cash belongs to the government - just look on it, it says United States of America all over it and almost nevers says your name. The interpretational contortions the courts have gone through to justify this, McCain-Feingold, Kelo, anything based on the Commerce clause, etc. just boggle the rational mind. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-04-04 08:15 |
| #7 $50 will barely cover the tab at the airport bar during a layover (especially if you toss in a couple of those $7 Mickey D hamburgers because you didn't get any food on the plane and even those things are starting to look good). |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-04-04 07:09 |
| #6 Actually, carrying large amounts of cash is evidence of being a drug dealer, the courts have ruled. Thus, your cash can be siezed until you can prove its source. You might say, but wait, the Fourth Amendment protects me: but no. The courts have ruled it's the state vs. your property, not the state vs. you, so your rights don't apply. All for victory in the War Against Drugs! Twenty years of constant success and still going strong! |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-04-04 05:54 |
| #5 "TSA agents claim having a large sum of money which could be any amount over $50.00 is cause to be detained and interrogated." Does money blow up planes very often? |
| Posted by: flash91 2009-04-04 05:36 |
| #4 more and more like the 1930's in Germany every day. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-04-04 05:20 |
| #3 my error he kept the cash. |
| Posted by: flash91 2009-04-04 04:30 |
| #2 $4700 bucks? I've blown more in vegas. The money is already legal - it says so right there on the bills. He can kiss that money goodbye. y |
| Posted by: flash91 2009-04-04 04:25 |
| #1 Facists. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-04-04 03:33 |