The response to covid-19 in Ohio wasn't horrible, at least for me. It ruined many people financially, though. Many restaurant owners are fucked. Even more restaurant workers were fucked.
The county I live in was relatively reasonable about the businesses that could stay open. Even ice cream places have remained open and have adopted weird bureaucrat recommended theatrical measures. The county balanced constitutional protections against the fear porn driven hysteria. Other counties had a more draconian response that's not appropriate at all in the USA. I think those places will pay long term for their choices... people will be flocking out of those cities in the months ahead, and lots of politicians will end up in the waste bin.
This whole incident really emphasizes how important local government, and local population is. If you're in a douchebag soccer mom locality, your liberty could be severely curtailed in any future panic or scare of any kind. I think this will apply to corporations, too as people get back to work. If you have an asshole, douchebag employer who's constantly testing people, and applying invasive protocols to the daily routine of people, they'll be abandoned en masse.
The rural/urban divide in the US is going to open even further than was demonstrated in the 2016 electoral map.
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