One of the things I considered is that this may herald the end of physical money, and I have always understood that this was highly prized by our government.
Well if leftists are facing a bad prospect in an upcoming election, perhaps they could suspend the election.
Elections were just suspended in Liberia.
I think they are gambling that Ebola doesn’t get too bad within the USA before the election. They will appeal to their base to get out the vote because “Look how racist and hateful the Republicans are, even denying aid to poor Africans and trying to destroy their economies while reserving effective treatment for whites only.” They are joining JJackson in their belief that white conservative Texas denied Duncan good treatment, reserving effective medicine for whites.
Will it work? Yes with some progressives and blacks but too many other people will be put off. I know I’m looking at my granddaughter when I say quarantine.