Ronald Reagan actually said...

I never went to bed every night with great confidence that I could work my will with Congress.

That was shown in Ohio, where a county lost a traditional employment base and, instead of giving up, formed its own economic development tea...

These farmers would then have full discretion to feed, sell, et cetera, the commodity received as payment in kind.

The idea that local government and private sectors should work in harmony in tackling serious problems is about as old as our Republic.