Actually It's the Lesson of 1927

Americans are rhetorically committed to small government. But when there is a crisis they expect government to fix it. This was the lesson of Katrina.

— Jim Zarroli (@JimZarroli) March 17, 2020

Herbert Hoover launched his political career by marshalling government resources to help people after that flood. It was the first lesson in government working for the people, rather than for the railroads.