I’m not the first person to make this observation but it truly is remarkable the degree to which local and state officials as well as private entities and businesses are making these massive public health policy decisions while the feds seem to be moving much more slowly.

Chibi Lexenstar Sam Stein No it’s federalism. Local and states are functioning as they supposed too.

Chibi Lexenstar smoothdavid96 Sam Stein That's precisely how federalism works : states, locals, and the private sector working together. This system was designed by the founding fathers. It's woven into the Constitution. It's great to see it working the way it was intended.

Chibi Lexenstar Darkbuster smoothdavid96 Sam Stein he’s omitting the part where Medicaid is federal and crucial for helping with pandemics at a scale that states and local can’t handle

🕯🕳🕯 Chibi Lexenstar Darkbuster smoothdavid96 Sam Stein Medicaid was added looong after the constitution was written. So the original structure is actually working because community to community and state to state the demands are different, and require different levels of handling