Current Event of September 5, 2014
Found on The New York Times
Ebola has already taken the lives of countless Africans since its outbreak in the last year. Those not yet struck by the disease are still suffering the economic consequences. Particularly in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone things are heading downhill. Farmers do not have the adequate work force and are expecting only a fraction of their agricultural products to come through this season. African countries that are known to manifest Ebola are being isolated from bordering countries. Airports are being shut down and there is no commerce in and out of these infected countries. This leaves little hope for improvement as the economy is quickly plummeting in countries with the presence of Ebola. Because of the scare, farmers are not receiving loans because no one trusts them to live long enough to pay them back.
It is important to look at what is going on internationally in order to remain informed as a citizen of America. Naturally the question, "What would America do if this kind of crisis happened on home soil?", comes up. If Ebola struck only some of the states, would the national government try to quarantine the infected states? The federal government would have to create blockades and stop commerce so that Ebola would not spread throughout the entire country. States should also have the right to keep their borders open if it came down to an Ebola epidemic so that people could come to seek refuge or leave and not become infected, whatever the case may be. It is state versus national power. Issues like this are debated all of the time. It is interesting to speculate.
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