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How would that cash help you wnen your bank account is frozen? You can't receive your salary. Can't pay rent or mortgage. And that cash will run out in a month or two. What then?

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Depends on how independent you want to be at that point. If your account is frozen for the purposes of persecuting you then there's a non-zero chance you may want to go to ground or get out of the country entirely. Being able to grab a bag containing the necessities and a wad of cash is very important in that scenario.

If your personal account is frozen you could still work for someone else and ask them to pay you cash. Yes, reduces you options, but you still have options.

Ergo you can still make a living.

And if cash is a valid form a payment you can pay your mortgage with it.

See how simple it all is?

And why would the government freeze your bank account, but not arrest you?

Ask Trudeau why he did it like that. Most probably he didn't have a basis to arrest them, maybe he was afraid of fights breaking out or maybe it was a sign that "we can destroy your life anytime we want if you don't obey". Either way we saw a lot of similar stuff here during Covid where the politicians simply ignored the most basic of laws "for the greater good".

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