Three questions I have about "the biggest annual spending cut in history"

[Fozzledick]

1. How much will this increase unemployment?

2. How much will this decrease real economic growth?

3. How many Americans will die as a direct result?

Yeah, I know it's rhetorical, but I don't hear anyone asking about the obvious.

[gateley]

1. I wish you could pick up the phone and ask Obama - VERY good questions! nt

[RandySF]

2. Think 1937.

[doc03]

3. I doubt anyone will die from it n/t

[RC]

6. When you cut money form already starved social programs?

Oh, yes, people are going to be dying.

[doc03]

9. What did they cut? n/t

[Fozzledick]

7. Between the cuts in social programs and the increase in unemployment it's a statistical certainty

I can't quantify the exact numbers but the correlations are obvious.

[Webster Green]

8. Many will die. n/t

[bbgrunt]

4. It's really a helpless feeling when they are

negotiating peoples' lives behind closed doors. How many are they willing to sacrifice so they can both save face?

[MiniMe]

5. We don't know yet. There will be a continuing resolution tonight

That will fund the gov't until next Thursday. We may be going through the same thing next week.