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Hillary or bill?
HeadSet says

Gennifer Flowers isn't dead.

Gennifer Flowers did not accuse Clinton of rape

Finally, the Israelis are using a smart weapon. Took them long enough.

Why do you need an F-35 that cost a trillion dollars when you can dump out 100,000 drones that just target individuals?

Y says

That girl dunn found her some choco kake!

Had a hole to fill and nobody was filling it so...

Is this the one that ate the bat?
RC2006 says

Y says

Is this the one that ate the bat?
RC2006 says

Tell me nobody's thought about having sex with them would work from a practical standpoint. Do both heads moan? What if one loves it and other thinks it sucks?

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Vacation rental property owners in Florida also are hurting as there is a moratorium on vacation rentals until the end of May:

https://www.newsherald.com/business/20200504/panama-city-beach-rental-groups-fighting-for-survival

However, hotels and motels are allowed to be open for business in Florida.

Some businesses have overhead insurance, although whether pandemic is excluded I suppose depends on the policy.

Small businesses that have four to six months of reserve could survive, but would have 'wind up' period that might not be fully profitable. High overhead businesses with small profit margins would likely have real problems trying to maintain the overhead until things pass.

Yes, I am sure it is pure enlightenment on Newsom's part rather than the shock at seeing the coffers drain with insufficient tax plunder coming in. I gather he has already had to take out Federal loans to pay out disability and unemployment.

All Hail The Enlightened Left and The Great Socialist Paradise! Will we see California politicians changing their identities and fleeing with duffel bags full of cash? Isn't that how the third world socialists do it?

Everybody in Georgia is already dead, and TRUMP KNEW, but allowed it to happen anyway.

This from "a person familiar with internal documents". This person has already received a payment check, and their identity will not be revealed in order to protect the innocent.

Yeah, let's talk about disappointments.
I've seen lots and lots of caricatures and (mostly lame) memes depicting Trump and/or evil billionaires sacrifice grandma for economy. Because Trump and/or evil billionaires (allegedely) pushed for opening the economy.

Honest question: were you involved in spreading those?

mostly_reader says

Honest question: were you involved in spreading those?

Tee Hee!

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J Crew and Golds Gym have filed for bankruptcy today.

J Crew would have filed for bankruptcy within a couple of years, as this coronavirus pandemic just made the inevitable bankruptcy filing happen a lot sooner.

I read Hertz Rental Car is looking to file for bankruptcy also. Hertz's financial strength has steadily been reduced over the last 5 years just going by its Altman Z score.

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mostly_reader says

Honest question: were you involved in spreading those?

Honest answer. No.

I'd like to see charts for beef, chicken and pork production in pounds for the last few months to verify this.

The price of salmon, flounder and tuna fish will go up if there is a significant drop off in beef, chicken, and pork production.

I don't know about opening up. We're supposed to cower in place through May here in Silicon Valley. In some ways, it's really quite nice. Less noise and pollution. Driving is a real pleasure. Lines at the supermarket are shorter. Last week, for the first time ever, I didn't have to wait to get gasoline at Costco of IndiaSunnyvale. It was amazing: 36 pumps are enough to satiate demand!

SunnyvaleCA says

I don't know about opening up. We're supposed to cower in place through May here in Silicon Valley. In some ways, it's really quite nice. Less noise and pollution. Driving is a real pleasure. Lines at the supermarket are shorter. Last week, for the first time ever, I didn't have to wait to get gasoline at Costco of IndiaSunnyvale. It was amazing: 36 pumps are enough to satiate demand!

If you want to get gas at Costco and not wait in line, don't go when the store is open. Also Monday mornings tend to be bad.

So Marcus isn't panicking and upset they are opening up early after we all said it was dog and pony show hoax?

Yeah, I'm sure right wingers would probably rather be locked down and complaining than having freedom to go outside.

marcus says

Yeah, but what about Benghazi ? !!

Documents implicating Hillary and Obozo in Benghazi, at least has their fucking names on it!

I read Hertz Rental Car is looking to file for bankruptcy also.

Both Hertz and Avis took a severe beating in their airport based business from Uber/Lyft long before CV-19 came out.

I’m glad they are reopening. Marcus you keep on inventing enemies for yourself, when most people just simply want to work and not bicker. Whatever floats your boat man.

exfatguy says

I'm currently renting (in CA) but plan to buy soon (hopefully). Anyway, I'm still working and my rent is still paid on time. Even if the government told me I didn't have to pay rent I still would. I don't live my life to fuck other people over.

You have to start looking now, be ready to jump in a deal if one comes up. Easier if you have cash, if you need a loan get preapproved so it makes it faster. There will be some temporary price drops while this covid shit makes people sell and move.

Better to buy a fixer if you have budget to renovate yourself, saves money.

Good luck.

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HeadSet says

Both Hertz and Avis took a severe beating in their airport based business from Uber/Lyft long before CV-19 came out.

Yep ---> https://qz.com/1253717/turo-is-doing-to-rental-car-companies-what-uber-did-to-taxis-and-theyre-scared/

However when I rented a car from a Budget, Avis, Hertz, etc. such as at San Fran Airport, it was for my freedom of travel. I was on business travel to Reno so I drove the car to Reno and then ventured out all over like Lake Tahoe during my free time.

But I don't see people renting cars in Florida for vacation if they are going to remain in the resort area. Such as they fly into Panama City Beach airport and then take a Uber ride or taxi ride to their hotel on the beach like Laketown Wharf. They can walk pretty much to everything they need as far as Walmart, the beach, attractions like Ripley's Believe it or Not.

I see a lot of people I know who use Uber or Lyft just for short vacation stays if they want to go from Laketown Wharf to St Andrews State Park or Gulf World Marine Park.

But a lot of tourists will rent a car and stay in Orlando and then venture out via rental car all over the state like go to St Augustine and then down to Miami Beach and then Key West.

Prediction: antithetical, but housing will go higher after this. 4 trillion will be inflationary, just like the bailouts of 2009.

Who are the only ones screwed since 2009? Savers that rent. I suspect it'll be the same after all this monopoly money makes it's way through the system.

I don’t see why this would be bad for right wingers.

Bad for hypochondriacs. Bad for people expecting a second federal govt check. Bad for those that wanted to stay at home for infinity.

Good for people that want to go back to work.

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

Bad for

survivalists.

ad says

But a lot of tourists will rent a car

But there will be a lot fewer tourists in a Great Depression.

And... regarding the business travel, lot less of that in a Great Depression, also.

There's another thing about the business travel. I worked in a department of Road Warriors for several years, was even one of them myself. I suppose there are shallow and superficial types who enjoy being one of those, but I never met one yet. Businesses and their employees are becoming accustomed to video conferencing. So, even when the travel restrictions are lifted, there's going to be less business travel for meetings. I think, just like with the airlines, big car rental outfits made most of their money from business travelers, not leisure travelers.

Too late, comrade.

B.A.C.A.H. says

I think, just like with the airlines, big car rental outfits made most of their money from business travelers, not leisure travelers.

I think the peak for cruise ships was back in 2017. I don't think we'll see those levels for another 10 years. I bought Royal Caribbean when it was down about 80% and Carnival when down about 90% from all time high or peak.

I figure they'll bounce back some and engage in major streamlining and cost cutting in all industries like cruise ships, airlines, resorts, hotels, etc..

I bought the etf JETS when it was around $13.45. Its peak was around $35 in early 2018. I think for airlines the peak ridership and earnings was in 2019.

I don't think we'll see those airline passenger levels for at least another 5 years.

Wait... now the Democrats are worried about Russia simply giving Republicans “advise” about how to win? Man those Russians must be suuuuuuuper geniuses! How are they so fucking smart that simply giving a candidate ADVICE is enough to swing an election? I mean, candidates have all sorts of domestic advice coming in, but apparently Russian advisers are far and away the smartest fellers in the game! Who knew? And if it were true (no evidence presented for this contention in the article), what’s to stop politicians from hiring these clearly superior Russian advisors?

This is really pathetic.
Democrats and their captive media truly are sissy pantywaists.

Dholliday126 says

Prediction: antithetical, but housing will go higher after this. 4 trillion will be inflationary, just like the bailouts of 2009.

Who are the only ones screwed since 2009? Savers that rent. I suspect it'll be the same after all this monopoly money makes it's way through the system.

I’m hoping this is true. Inflation is a great deal for asset owners and debtors. Whenever you can see your investment value rise while your debt value falls, you’re winning.

And Biden has been co-opted.

Marcus fundamentally misunderstands conservatives. He thinks that if the Democrats stop oppressing us, we will be sad that we don’t have anything to gripe about. While that is true for Leftists, and they thrive on feeling oppressed, conservatives mostly just want to be left alone to live our lives in peace. Thanks for the free trial of totalitarianism, but we’d like to return the product and get our money back.

Shaman says

we’d like to return the product and get our money back.

All sales are final! No Refunds!

Fat slobs can cut back on meat consumption, eat tofu and embrace their feminine side.

Shaman says

Dholliday126 says

Prediction: antithetical, but housing will go higher after this. 4 trillion will be inflationary, just like the bailouts of 2009.

Who are the only ones screwed since 2009? Savers that rent. I suspect it'll be the same after all this monopoly money makes it's way through the system.

I’m hoping this is true. Inflation is a great deal for asset owners and debtors. Whenever you can see your investment value rise while your debt value falls, you’re winning.

Fixed price contracts really fuck people over though. Rents can’t be raised, government capped them. So people with rentals are gonna get fucked hard.

Government asks people to rent to deadbeats, limits rent increases on deadbeats, makes them not pay rent. Sooner or later CA will have nothing but hobo paradise here and all productive people will leave the state.

Shaman says

Prediction: antithetical, but housing will go higher after this. 4 trillion will be inflationary, just like the bailouts of 2009.

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That is what I am hearing from a friend who represents the Mises Institute, a libertarian think tank.

He is saying that it will be asset price inflation AGAIN (ie.., housing, stocks, etc.), and we will not see significant inflation with gasoline, food, clothing, etc.

WSJ reports housing prices are going up :
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-home-prices-are-rising-during-the-pandemic-11588671002