Posted on 03/22/2007 8:32:41 AM PDT by xrp
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A severe flu pandemic "would almost certainly lead to a major economic recession," according to a new report from a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization.
The report, titled "Pandemic Flu and the Potential for U.S. Economic Recession," projected that a pandemic would kill 2.25 million people and force 87.75 million people to miss work for three weeks
That could cause the U.S. gross domestic product to drop more than 5.5 percent, resulting in an economic loss of $683 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Would the pandemic cause as big a recession as people actually taking Al Gore seriously will cause?
Don't forget this season's hurricane hysteria that is now starting and will soon go full bore.
An asteroid would be worse! Ha Ha Ha..I have a bigger crisis than you do!!!
I'm hoping global warming will kill me off first.
Whoa. Inciteful writing. Right up there with "Giant asteroid strike could definitely harm U.S. economy."
Global warming will turn you gay.
Just eat Chinese food and you'll be ok.
More doom and gloom:(
So could a giant asteroid collision, or nuclear war.
News Flash! Hemroid Outbreak causes Inflation
"Death could be lurking in your dresser! Yes, your socks could kill you!"
"Details at 11 on Action/Eyewitness/Always In Your face News!"
"Death could be lurking in your dresser! Yes, your socks could kill you!"
With headlines like that, it can only mean "sweeps" are here.
Just when the attacks on the global warming scaremongering are starting to be made public, they wonderfull folks at CNN start on the next thing to be afraid of. Are there no blue skies in CNN's world? I feel sorry for them, in that they have to find ways to make people frightened to earn a living.
That is only legitmate for horrer movie producers.
Global warming should make it harder to catch the flu.
Not if it affected congress.
"Asteroid striking US may cause recession
Terrorist dirty bomb may cause US recession
Fly pigs falling out of the sky may cause US recession
The end of the world may cause US recession"
Women and minorities hardest hit... Film at 11!
'cause Lord knows, nothing else seems to be doing it.
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