Amazing scenario you have written. What is interesting is the ATM debit/credit angle. Today we learned that 1.1 million debit and credit cards used at Neiman Marcus may have been compromised. This follows on the Target theft (100+ million credit and debit card numbers. The numbers stolen are being used, what is to keep banks and credit companies from shutting cards totally down till they reissue cards. I am sure the card companies don't have it in their budget for all the theft calls they will be getting.

We have already seen what happens when the EBT system goes off or gives away free stuff. You scenario could very well happen.