I think you're a little too quick to let the US government off the hook here. It was well established that there would be supply chain issues as early as mid-su

I think you're a little too quick to let the US government off the hook here. It was well established that there would be supply chain issues as early as mid-summer 2020. Part of keeping the population safe and working is keeping the mechanisms for trade in place and working. This includes ensuring ports are cleared, staffed, and operational. It also includes not paying people to stay home. The constant threats of higher taxes and gigantic spending proposals also didn't help. Those costs get priced in at some point.