How convenient. Sounds like of like getting pulled over by the cops in Mexico and having to pay them whatever you have on you in order to "get out of it".
I've never been audited and I don't expect to. I was curious if they impose on our rights at all, such as forcing you to declare how much gold you hold or anything like that.
Our military left our mainland unprotected during WWII. We later found out that Japan didn't attack our mainland because Americans all own guns. That's something to think about.
The government knows that if they let schools degrade to hell then parents will pay to send their kids to private schools. That takes the burden of paying for your kids off of their spending budget. There's so many ways they get you besides raising taxes. Keeping funding for things like schools...
When you buy less than $10,000 from a dealer with a personal check does that get reported the IRS each year? If not then how long do dealers keep records of GOLD sales for?
How anonymous are you when selling gold in Arizona if it's a cash deal? If the deal happened a long time ago?
How long...