"Kevin Alfred Strom" wrote in message
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• Louisiana has introduced a bill banning the use of cash as payment
for second hand goods — in a desperate move to spy on and tax
private exchanges like yard sales and flea markets. (37 minutes)

• Louisiana’s anti-cash bill will send you to jail for five years if
you sell three used books or baby toys — or anything — at your yard
sale without obeying the government’s draconian commands. Detailed
reporting requirements kick in if you sell more than one item per
month. Strangely, though, pawn shops are totally exempt from the
anti-cash law. (1 hour 9 minutes)


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1) As I stated previously, I doubt seriously that the law can stand since
cash is legal tender (per the federal government, and states cannot trump
this) for all debts public and private.

2) Pawn shops would be instantly out of business if they couldn't transact
in cash. Also, there are already stringent requirements for pawn shops to
keep meticulous records of all purchases and sales, and to have those
records open to law enforcement.