The fiscal cliff - how many of the jobs that would be hit by cutting the Defense budget are

[hedgehog]

in Red States?

BTW - I'm thinking a sudden cut in government spending would be disastrous right now - a stimulus in reverse!

[tech3149]

1. In WW2 we converted all manner of industry to supply the war effort

Why not do the same thing in reverse? I saw this with my ex's company. they were too tightly associated with one major customer. When they hit hard times and went through bankruptcy restructuring, her company was also taken down. They tried desperately to move to another customer base but it was too little too late.