Right now governments and private companies have thrown out so much help that there shouldn't be a shit ton of desperate girls right now. That help has included:
- Stimulus checks and enhanced unemployment payments;
- Holds on evictions and repossessions;
- Payment deferments on consumer debt (including credit cards);
- Utility companies opting not to shut utilities off for non-payment;
- Expansions of SNAP benefits;
- Widespread access to food banks; and
- I'm sure other things I'n not thinking about at the moment.
When things are going to get interesting, however, is when all of this assistance comes to an end. Eventually the money tree is going to be picked. Eventually landlords and auto loan holders are going to require payments. Eventually utilities are going to re-initiate shut offs.
Now maybe some of this gets extended further, perhaps with another round of stimulus and maybe some executive orders requiring workouts for balances in arrears. But I don't see the never-ending stream of cash and forced deferrals lasting too much longer.
Once all of this shakes out and we have to start dealing with the economic fallout, I think that strip clubs are going to become an interesting place. I am using July and August as placeholders, but we'll see how that ultimately plays out. I am eager to see a replay of 2009, when OTC options expanded dramatically with some truly top notch talent.
Thread number #4 from Rick about covid affecting OTC š„³