In a perfect world, Trump would appoint Gates to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Gates would accept, the Senate would quickly confirm, and Tru

In a perfect world, Trump would appoint Gates to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Gates would accept, the Senate would quickly confirm, and Trump would actually listen and defer to him on this. It's interesting that this is directed to policy makers and other leaders, rather than individuals on the ground - e.g. it's about resource allocation, not personal preperation. (It was amusing to see the large-scale analogue to hoarding referred to as "lists of supplies to be stockpiled or redirected in an emergency." This presumes, of course, that governments will act as a force of mediating reason on people's irrational impulses; and we all know that sometimes it's the opposite).