When you’re poor, you don’t have a credit card, and most of the stranded were especially strapped for funds because it was the end of the month. But even if they had had the money, it is not obvious that markets would have responded quickly enough to provide the needed supply; in times of crisis, they often simply don’t.
Cuando eres pobre, no tienes una tarjeta de crédito y muchos de los atrapados estaban escasos de fondos porque era finales de mes, pero, aun cuando hubieran tenido el dinero necesario, no resulta evidente que los mercados hubieran respondido con la suficiente rapidez para brindar la oferta necesaria; en tiempos de crisis, con frecuencia no lo hacen, sencillamente.