I suspect that the situation and the response to this from ordinary people will be as varied as in anything else. People in California will most likely react differently than folks in Wyoming. Rural people will react differently than those who live in cities... and so on.

Those who are the most used to taking personal responsibility for their own lives will start and accept more volunteer and entrepreneurial efforts. Those who have always been dependent on government for everything will have a very hard time accepting that, even if someone tries it.

So, it would seem wise for those who understand this to make sure they are situated in a location that will lend itself to "making lemonade" instead of somewhere that will see them squeezed by the statists into mere grease spots. :(

Now, how's that for mangled metaphors? LOL