American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money

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American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money
Topic Started: Sep 12 2014, 01:14 AM (193 Views)
Darcie	Sep 12 2014, 01:14 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: On its official website, the Canadian government informs its citizens that “there is no limit to the amount of money that you may legally take into or out of the United States.” Nonetheless, it adds, banking in the U.S. can be difficult for non-residents, so Canadians shouldn’t carry large amounts of cash. That last bit is excellent advice, but for an entirely different reason than the one Ottawa cites. There’s a shakedown going on in the U.S., and the perps are in uniform. Across America, law enforcement officers — from federal agents to state troopers right down to sheriffs in one-street backwaters — are operating a vast, co-ordinated scheme to grab as much of the public’s cash as they can; “hand over fist,” to use the words of one police trainer. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-shakedown-police-won-t-charge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736?cmp=rss Another good reason to stay home



wildie	Sep 12 2014, 09:38 AM Post #2
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	I have traveled in a majority of US states and never have I ever needed to carry thousands of dollars! I usually take along a couple hundred in cash for incidental purchases and count on using plastic for major expenses. Canadian bank cards work in US bank machines in order to top up my day to day expenditures. US banks are happy to have Canadians open up bank accounts! This is how banks make money and the more that comes in, the more they make! Cash money leaves no paper trail and this leads me to believe that those traveling with large amounts are likely trying to avoid the prying eyes of the authorities!



friendshipgal	Sep 12 2014, 11:28 AM Post #3
Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians Posts: 12,815 Group: Member Member #241 Joined: February 12, 2006	We travel in the U.S. a lot but so far thank goodness haven't come across this, and we have been stopped a couple of times. We don't carry a lot of cash just a couple of hundred each and some traveller's cheques which I deposit into my U.S. bank account so I can pay bills on line. As wildie says, with ATMs you don't need to carry a lot of cash. If you belong to the Snowbird assoc. you can have money transferred into a U.S. bank account for no charge plus they give a better exchange rate.... I don't know of any Canadians who take scads of cash with them.



Kahu	Sep 12 2014, 06:03 PM Post #4
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	We have a debit card that has several currencies loaded ... ours has NZ$, US$ and CAN$. It is able to be used for over the counter purchases, and can be used in ATMs as well. If you're making a purchase in one currency and you haven't got enough of that currency available, the card automatically recalculates the next available currency to make the purchase. It worked fine on our trip. One point, in North America you have a lot of tipping and the Canadian system allows for this giving alternatives 10%, 15% or other ... automatically adding to the bill. In the US, they seem to be a bit behind the times and you have to do this separately.



goldengal	Sep 12 2014, 10:28 PM Post #5
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	wildie Sep 12 2014, 09:38 AM Cash money leaves no paper trail and this leads me to believe that those traveling with large amounts are likely trying to avoid the prying eyes of the authorities! On this one I am inclined to agree with you Wildie. Over the years, I have been fortunate to travel in the U.S. many many times, and we usually rent a car. Visa can be used everywhere as has already been stated so a few hundred dollars cash works alright. I would never personally stay home because of worry about what might happen. Life's too short. Take care, Pat



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