there is a diffence between getting a broken leg and having your leg sawed off
this is more like a broken leg -- it will hurt and you will limp for a bit but if you do what you need, eventually it will be back to normal
a lot of people, though, really "want" to be amputees . . . I don't see it that way
this won't be Armageddon, this won't be a sea of FEMA camps, it won't be glooom forever
is the economy on fumes? to me, absolutely
primarily due to "rich cats" using their influence to save THEIR investments in 2008 rather than let the market run its course
instead they made others pay for their mistakes . . . and like 13 year olds who weren't grounded the first round, they decided to go do it again
the economy will have ISSUES
but the world is not going to end, nor is the "worst case scenario" I see many OTHER people suggesting
what I expect to play out