People vilified texas as well. We were sideways for 2 months then we definitely opened too quickly. It seemed that bars were the culprit so bars closed and rest

People vilified texas as well. We were sideways for 2 months then we definitely opened too quickly. It seemed that bars were the culprit so bars closed and restaurants went to 25% and masks became mandatory in businesses. As far as I know all other businesses are open. Generally speaking the virus is under control and decreasing. I firmly believe we have found close to the minimum rules necessary to get the R0 under 1. Our unemployment in aug was 6.8% compared to > 10% for areas with much stricter lockdowns. The value of having 50 states is the states are "competing" with different solutions and therefore can find the best solutions (e.g. legalizing marijuana).