Even if every penny of funding was restored and every person rehired, the damage is done and will affect the US for a long time.

NFTs include a ledger that would track what was paid for them. While it would be possible for individuals to collect separate payments, that would be difficult to scale, and the issue with scalping is much more with companies like stubhub than one off sellers.

This is one of the very few practical use cases for NFTs. You could embed a maximum price, and the cost of maintaining the record would not be an issue if you scrapped it after the show or tour was complete.