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It's time we paid more attention to labour than cash generated

Group4Security staff load money in an armoured van. [File, Standard]

It's common to see money being transported in bullion vans (armoured vans) with chase cars in tow.

The chase car has armed policemen. Banks have armed policemen guarding them. Armed policemen stand by as money is loaded into ATMs. Clearly, money is the most guarded item in the country. That has left my head spinning. Why so much focus on money, a medium of exchange? What should be guarded?

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