Maybe we should leave this up to the stores... they can limit purchases if they want to.
As soon as the government steps in a black market is created. It’s why bankers in New York are doing cash runs on ATM machines.
See the title?
Definition of the word, "Request" is;
"The act or an instance of asking for something"
It seems some here have no idea what the word means.
No one suggested Trump pass a law or enact "Mandates" to retailers. Only ask them to limit purchases of the items being hoarded by the panicked. What would that do if they all accepted the request? It would immediately help curtail these panicked idiots from rolling out of the store with 2 and 3 baskets full of TP, sanitizers, water etc.
This is not a complex idea. It's very simple.
Btw, I went to a Walmart this morning and it looked like Venezuela. And to be honest, I am more alarmed by the panic hoarding than the Chicom cootie. Take care.