The US government has been performing standard Keynesian monetary & fiscal stimulus measures during crises since the Depression. That's what I mean when I say t

The US government has been performing standard Keynesian monetary & fiscal stimulus measures during crises since the Depression. That's what I mean when I say the government is ready to spring into action. It's possible to imagine a totally laissez-faire world where they wouldn't do that. Despite the strength of free-marketeers in the US, we're not quite there yet.