Which would certainly be a valid way of dealing with it: if you have to ration then rationing by price is indeed the most efficient manner of doing so.
"This clearly presents the coalition partners with a huge responsibility with which the dropping of a few thousand ration packs is wholly inadequate, " Davison said.
But the focus is now on smart cards, which would ration subsidised petrol to a few litres a week, with excess consumption being paid for at the cost of imports.
Close the banks for days, ration food and energy, institute strict capital controls - with most probably a few fast patrol boats at Glyfada harbour to check every departing yacht for cash and bonds.
Just about everyone in Oregon agrees with Dr Kitzhaber that it is better to ration health care by deciding which medical procedures you can do without, rather than rationing it by leaving an unfortunate minority totally unprotected.