Significant recession imminent if Congress doesn’t act on fiscal cliff: CBO report

The Nation would be plunged into a deep recession during the first half of next year if Congress fails to avert nearly $500 Billion in tax hikes and spending cuts set to hit in January, congressional budget analysts said Wednesday Washington Post 8/22/2012

I guess the Republican Party (of which the odds keep stacking up) will be ordering Pepto-Bismol by the truckload to stop the Diarrhea!