Originally Posted by WWWP

Get everyone comfortable quarantined in their homes - give the population vouchers for food and water (I know we're not there yet but with cutting everyone checks I don't think it's too much of a stretch that we might see this in the near future) - make population completely dependent on government, continue fearmongering, keep everyone inside - place national guard and police in every neighborhood under the guise of security - abracadabra we are in a police state.