> "We as a society" didn't really do this. Yes, we most certainly did. Start with the Bank Secrecy Act which was enacted, by duly elected representatives of th

> "We as a society" didn't really do this. Yes, we most certainly did. Start with the Bank Secrecy Act which was enacted, by duly elected representatives of the People of the United States, in 1970. This group of regulations "require[s] financial institutions, which under the current definition include a broad array of entities, including banks, credit card companies, life insurers, money service businesses and broker-dealers in securities, to report certain transactions to the United States Treasury."