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> but just any law enforcement would find such an amount of cash suspicious, and probably trigger an investigation

It feels like it's almost illegal to own cash when I read this. Would someone please tell why? It's OK to live in a debt, probably a very high one, buying expensive things like luxury car in credit. Is it forbidden to save cash? If it's OK, then why is it suspicious to travel in a car with cash?

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It is not forbidden, but certainly inconvenient.

Get a burglar visit your home, and poof! Your savings are gone. Also, zero interest on those (admittedly less of a concern in the 2009-2022 era).

Travel with car, drop the bag somewhere, or have an accident. Poof! Money gone.

It’s just so inconvenient to move such amount of cash that I’d probably ask myself _why_ somebody would do that in 2023.

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