[muir_redwoods]

" Immediate cuts of that size would be the equivalent of removing 25% of all cash flow out of the economy, throwing tens of millions of middle class Americans into acute financial stress. For many poor people, it would be an existential crisis, in which starvation becomes a real prospect."

This assumes the money not taken and spent by the government will not be spent by its rightful owners, the folks who earned it.

[2ndDivisionVet]

But, but, they won’t spend it the right way! Plus, the malt liquor, cognac, small cigar and cigarette industries might collapse. Think of all those dope dealers with mouths to feed!