https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France">France is the developed world’s biggest public spender.

But Macron is starting to realize that money is no protection from the coronavirus pandemic https://trib.al/Y5OznuT ">https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q...
The French welfare state rarely lacks for anything, yet it& #39;s suffered the same supply shortages seen around the world.

Medical masks are being rationed after a national stockpile ran dry, and a reluctance to test widely looks more like a resource problem http://trib.al/Y5OznuT ">https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q...
It comes down to decision making, not money:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flag of Germany" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Germany">Germany’s decentralized structure gives more say to federal states, so it& #39;s harder to deprive regions of resources
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France">France’s top-down system has favored mega-hospitals in urban areas, closing beds elsewhere http://trib.al/Y5OznuT ">https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q...
It comes down to decision making, not money:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=Germany’s decentralized structure gives more say to federal states, so it& #39;s harder to deprive regions of resourceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France">France’s top-down system has favored mega-hospitals in urban areas, closing beds elsewhere https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q..." title="It comes down to decision making, not money:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flag of Germany" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Germany">Germany’s decentralized structure gives more say to federal states, so it& #39;s harder to deprive regions of resourceshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France">France’s top-down system has favored mega-hospitals in urban areas, closing beds elsewhere https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
France’s strict lockdown measures were initially supported by the public, but are now seen as a symptom of a slow crisis response.

Confidence in Macron has taken a hit, picking up slightly only after a recent speech admitting to “weaknesses” http://trib.al/Y5OznuT ">https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q...
Aside from factors like luck or the unpredictability of infections, the French public believe the problem was not enough state intervention and spending.

But the idea the state lacked power or financial resources going into this crisis is unconvincing http://trib.al/Y5OznuT ">https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q...
Too much decentralization can also bring problems, as the disunited U.S. responses demonstrate.

But France is at the other extreme http://trib.al/Y5OznuT ">https://trib.al/Y5OznuT&q...
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