Right off the bat, the concept that the response to the pandemic is "largely state-powered" is mistaken. Private voluntary action is the primary basis of the r

Right off the bat, the concept that the response to the pandemic is "largely state-powered" is mistaken. Private voluntary action is the primary basis of the response, the state has largely been involved (aside from the economic stimulus) to prevent people who are doing the right thing from being punished (this aside from the petty tyranny on the part of some police officers and departments).