rw wrote:

I wonder how much of our economy is "under the table" -- cash payments
off the books. I know a lot of people who work that way, and they aren't
all illegal aliens, though a couple are. I think it's a hell of a lot of
the economy, and I'm not even counting drug transactions.


in my opinion based solely on years of anecdotal and personal
experience, there is a significant under-the-table economy among the
middle class self-employed work force.

jeff