In the end the US will be healthy but not the economic power it was. Significant network interruption. Considerable drag on earnings during 1999. A lot of scams, bank robberies, over-regulation, hype, movies, and workshops . . Expected and unexpected problems.
Lawyers raise their fees.
News media call for freedom of information. However, a new soap opera will divert the attention fairly soon. Widespread but isolated outages. Some local utilities and phone companies go off line but not everyone in every town. Prudent pre-planning by individuals eases burden on infrastructure, no need for massive government intervention in most cases.