What states and local communities need to think about is how they take care of the most vulnerable in the face of financial disaster at the national level.
The helpless/dependent may find that family and friends are their only/major support.
Well, I can only speak for Georgia, but the GOPElite in charge at the Capitol is STILL determined to tie the state even more tightly to the Federal government, rather than looking for ways to stand on our own.
Not an unexpected consequence when you elect as Governor, a career United States Senator.
May God grant us strength.
Tatt