Belligerent in the face of stupidity, you betcha. And that is exactly what has been displayed in this thread AFTER the first post. Now, as for what videopaul said, yes I have concerns with that. Those types of forms are supposed to be out of the public’s view, and someone screwed up. It happens. In every walk of life, at every level, in every job, screw ups happen. I hope he brought this one to the attention of the screening manager. Or at the very least called that 1-800 complaint line.

Now, as to the whole cash thing, I have already answered that one, more than once. But for those in the cheap seats I’ll do it again.

You may carry any amount of cash you like, all around the country, anytime you like. Its when you buy a ticket for a destination outside of the United States that you are going to get questions and be required to fill out paperwork. The TSO in SL (or wherever it was) that questioned the man about his $4700 failed to follow SOP. He also used inappropriate language with the passenger, and that is never proper.

Any further questions? Did I make that clear enough for you? If not then please let me know, I can try again.

If I have offended someone here then please take a deep breath. I am not what some might consider a normal TSO. At the checkpoint I am probably the nicest guy you will ever meet, but in forums like this where someone claims that they have been wronged when it is obvious that they don’t know what they are talking about then I am going to call them on it. When faced with stupidity, I’ll call it stupid. When faced with (one of my personal favorite terms) intentional ignorance, I’ll call it stupid. I get it that some don’t like me or my job, tough. Get over it. The TSA is here, so are the rules. Either learn them and comply with them or deal with the consequences of your decision. You ALWAYS have the choice of taking some other form of transportation.