I didn't read this entire thread, but it's incredibly dismaying to see how people have lost all sense of their rights....and how they seem perfectly willing to let the government and/or anyone else trample on them.

Once the $600 limit hits the books...I assume everyone here realizes you'll be adding sales tax to every pinball machine purchase. You'll have to pay the price of the game, the transportation, and sales tax. That's because one of the additional IRS workers you hired at a fat salary will be able to audit your bank account and send you a nice, formal letter asking you to explain in clear terms why you took out $5000, what you did with it, and where is your proof that you paid sales tax on whatever you bought with it. If you sell a game...you'll similarly have to send some of that cash on the glass in to fund the Homeless Illegal Voters Program.

I sure am sorry I voted for this! This is the last time I vote based on what Cardi B and Bruce Springsteen tell me is cool. I still recognize being cool (and laid back) is of utmost priority and I'm probably gonna apply for some federal aid in coping with that systemic disparity.

Apple? Google? Same story.....people sign over their privacy 'en masse' these days. But that's a different story...

As for the cash part....keep $10-20K on hand. Keep it in your gun safe along with your car title, house deed, passport, and shooting irons. If the house burns down while you are teaching your tantric yoga class or someone steals it, something very interesting will happen - life will go on.