If the Drej succeed in breaching the global defense system, combined with Ron Perlman running off with the energy-matter converting superweapon instead of figuring out on the spot how to use it (which is apparently so easy that Matt Damon could figure it out while under stress and with a deadly time limit) to counter the Drej planet buster, blowing up Earth and utterly eliminating the deficit - there will be an initial severe overreaction in the economy - this economy propped up on having Earth (where we keep our stuff). Markets will tumble. But when the Drej attack passes and everyone realizes we are on sounder footing, there will be a rapid recovery to a healthier, sustainable economy in the drifter colonies. History could be made in the coming few decades.
If the Drej succeed in breaching the global defense system, combined with Ron Perlman running off with the energy-matter converting superweapon instead of figuring out on the spot how to use it (which is apparently so easy that Matt Damon could figure it out while under stress and with a deadly time limit) to counter the Drej planet buster, blowing up Earth and utterly eliminating the deficit - there will be an initial severe overreaction in the economy - this economy propped up on having Earth (where we keep our stuff). Markets will tumble. But when the Drej attack passes and everyone realizes we are on sounder footing, there will be a rapid recovery to a healthier, sustainable economy in the drifter colonies. History could be made in the coming few decades.
Drej for "Sounds about right"