@johnldeboer Trump played politics with the pandemic -- for example withholding N95 respirators.
Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services, or an artificial restriction of demand.
Would a different administration institute rationing (or other governmental action) if there were a months-long strike that resulted in shortages of necessities? I would hope so.
Rationing remains a valid option for emergencies, such as in the 1973 oil embargo.