This cash provision in the constitution is a nice alternative to the US 2nd amendment about firearms, where you want something that will serve as a check on the

This cash provision in the constitution is a nice alternative to the US 2nd amendment about firearms, where you want something that will serve as a check on the state exigencies of the day for the forseeable future. You don't need to arm everyone, but guaranteeing the freedom to associate and transact with each other in an unmediated way is pretty close.