You're right, but a couple things are possible. The best scenario is the margin is so great that the Rats that are left will vote to override a veto in which case the 0 agenda not only gets defunded, but abolished. The more likely scenario is the fiscal hawks defund the 0 agenda, but can't override his veto. In the latter case business will see that 0 will be gone in 2 yrs and no damage will be done. The tax hikes will hurt in the short turn, but the economy will start to improve.
The economic outlook is bleak.
It can change. Right now everyone is in a holding pattern and we will see if people have wised up or not. I think they will.
The spiritual outlook is bleaker.
I'm afraid you are so right. One side of this we never discuss is how our decline as a Christian nation increases the economic decline and makes it that much harder to recover economically.
Spiritual strength enables one not be be threatened by a world in which some are gifted to produce, others to plan, others to labor, etc.
Spiritual strength realizes that covetousness destroys both initiative and advancement.
Spiritual strength ONLY comes froma Judeo-Christian worldview.