Economic Scare. What Will Happen Next?

The writing prompt that caught my utmost attention was the "Proposed Bailout of the United States Financial System". I thought it was really scary reading that our economy could fall into an economic depression if no action was taken place in this situation. This, to me, was like bad news striking me in the face. Knowing that our economy hasn't been doing so well financially, it's just a surprise to me that all this happened just in a matter of time. I have no idea what to explain. This is just a scary thought. Thinking about where or how everything is going to turn out in the next year or if more people will be laid off their jobs because the economy isn't doing so well. What will happen next?