It is a very slippery slope to use the "why would you need it" argument. To me it's on par with "if you have nothing to hide, why would you care". While we can

It is a very slippery slope to use the "why would you need it" argument. To me it's on par with "if you have nothing to hide, why would you care". While we can indeed discuss whether it makes sense in most case to pay large sums in cash, this is not the issue. The issue is whether this should be illegal. Some people hoard gold and jewellery, should that be illegal? Maybe I am hoarding cash and maybe that's not a great idea but in a free society people should be free to make their own decisions on this.