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Krusty, I had several people (including my dad) lecture me that states have the burden of responding to emergencies.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jun 12 '20, 07:34

Why yes, he does think he knows how to do my job better than I do.

I told him, in a pandemic, a patchwork of responses guarantees failure, and that's why an agency such as, say, the federal government, has the responsibility to COORDINATE state responses. After that he didn't let me finish any sentences.

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Local emergencies are often best handled by local agencies but this wasn't a local issue but a national pandemic that needed strong - Krusty Jun 12, 07:41 1
- Yes, that's the default, and federal agencies step in when local and state agencies are overwhelmed. A pandemic starts at the national level. - loosilu Jun 12, 07:43

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Krusty, I had several people (including my dad) lecture me that states have the burden of responding to emergencies.

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