The following comment from ConfederateH is noteworthy:
I agree, it is far worse than just bumbling; there is a coordinated assault against US persons with any remaining wealth. Check out this new one from Mark Steyn.
I flew in to Montreal from an overseas trip the other day and was met by a lady from my office, who had kindly greed to drive me back home to New Hampshire. At the airport she seemed a little rattled, and it emerged that on her journey from the Granite State she had encountered a “security check” on the Vermont–Quebec border. U.S. officials had decided to impose temporary exit controls on I-91 and had backed up northbound traffic so that agents could ascertain from each driver whether he or she was carrying “monetary instruments” in excess of $10,000. My assistant was quizzed by an agent dressed in the full Robocop and carrying an automatic weapon, while another with a sniffer dog examined the vehicle.