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		sielskr on Dec 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feds Warrantlessly Tracking Americans’ Credit Card... because the authorities have no control over the supply of cash, would never try to outlaw cash, or never require banks to report the withdrawal or deposit of cash.

grandalf on Dec 3, 2010 [–]

At the levels necessary to do terrorist acts, cash is essentially unmonitored.

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