The markets & the market

[SXFX]

I can't help but wonder what will happen to the "joy" market as out financial markets slow down.
Will the market in "joy" slow down as well?
The reason I ask is that the last serious market crash came under Bush Part I and well that was long before the viable intranet. But now things are different.
What are your thoughts on this?

[slinky]

People always claim it's recession proof, but it's not. Especially in the middle/low end. the ultra high end of everything is much more recession proof.

[Jonny29]

agree with slinky and to point out the rich know the deal with the economy and will negotiate a lower price with the girls just for the mere challenge of it.

[PatrickFromNYC]

I think it will affect the "semi" high end customers this year..As an example...My year end bonus in 06 was 171 K, in 07 it was 119 K...I found out today that it will be ZERO....This will be the same for alot of NYkers... Even though I am fine financially, it definately has an impact on what you spend.

[slinky]

But I heard the 2 remaining investment banks plan on giving out huge bonuses anyway

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n4595179.shtml

[PatrickFromNYC]

Congress and the media is looking into EVERY penny spend...The bonus's (with the exception of the TOP officers) will be non exsistent.... The people who are used to making 400K to 600 K annually will be taking a BIG hit !!! That will have a HUGE impact on people who live in Manhattan !

Even though I am not a consumer in the escort market, the fact is there is less money available to spend...And it will be worse in 2009

[slinky]

I would have thought so, but that's not what's being reported.

[Richctdude]

true true true

[BeardedOne]

The market will always be there, but the clientele may not be.

I'd love to go out for the occasional 'date' and I frequently 'window shop' at Eros to see which gurls I know that might be in the area, but at a time when I'm playing payment roulette to see if it's house, electric, insurance, or fuel that gets covered this month, dating isn't much of an option. My issues aren't even related to the economic bullcookies that the rest of the world is suffering (But I am starting to see how that will affect my pending solutions), so I don't even want to imagine myself in the muck and mire of that mess.

[melissacarter]

This just in:

Cock is up tits are volatile with heavy trading and client etiquette is at an all time low.