[donovanian]

The only failure we have to grapple with are all the people who demand any action in an emergency.

The most damaging force in a chaotic situation like a terrorist attack, financial crisis or natural disaster are those who scream "you must act now, do anything!"

Look at the demand for ventilators - it's likely that the people demanding them cost people their lives.

It's often that governments will act in ways that are much worse than had nothing been done at all, and at least in the context of something as complex and varied as a pandemic - local knowledge generally has vastly outperformed the one-size-fits-all mandates from the federal government.

[MeinBlutIstBlau]

I feel like the best option is that the federal government just fund the needs of the local governments though grants. If the local areas need the money, they'll petition for it. If they don't, a word won't be said.