And so it goes, that in the sum of the parts of all the illegal activities anywhere in the world, trillions of dollars’ worth of good old-fashioned cash money is just sloshing about, looking for a safe harbor. And, for the most part, that money is nothing but trouble. Have you ever tried paying a million pounds into your local bank branch? Try it. See where that gets you. In the old days they turned a blind eye. A pile of fifties stained with blood? Let me count that for you, sir. But now? Sometimes it’s honestly not worth the bother. Anti-money-laundering laws are a real disincentive to
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