The John Oliver episode on it dug up the fact that sums as little as 100 dollars are seized and most seizures are less than 300. I travel usually with 150-200,

The John Oliver episode on it dug up the fact that sums as little as 100 dollars are seized and most seizures are less than 300. I travel usually with 150-200, just in case of credit card issues. You can bet I would be mad as hell if police took that kind of cash. That is not "asset forfeiture" that is a mugging.