Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: People are just too afraid in this scary economy to invest in marketing right now , even though they know they should . By the end of May , some drastic and painful decisions needed to be made . I cut back the hours of one of our staffers and laid off my husband . ( We came to that decision together , and yes , he still is living with me , and no , he does n't flip me off whenever I walk in the room ! ). 
Question: Why did you have to make some drastic and painful decisions ?
Output (English): I had to make some drasatic and painful decisions because my company is n't doing well .