Sex Jan 28, 2010 at 4:04 pm

Thoughts on Stripper Economics

Sarah Mirk
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Well, note that all employees of strip clubs ARE tracked and included in economic analysis. They still get W-2s and pay taxes. That is - bartenders, owners, bouncers, DJs, etc. It's only the strippers themselves who are exlucded, as they are independant contractors.

And since even the strippers have to file taxes, aren't they included, at least by the amount they choose to report? I'm sure that figure is wrong, but it probably accounts for *most* of what they earn.
Reymont on January 28, 2010 at 4:11 PM Report this
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Waiters are kind of similar. They have to report x percent of whatever sales they make, but how many report their actual tips to the dollar? I would bet that there are a lot more unaccounted for dollars going to tips in restaurants than there are to strippers. Also, it seems reasonable assumptions can be made. There are only 49 strip clubs. Figure out an average per night per stripper, the average number of strippers per night, and there you go. Seems like a pretty easy calculation.

By the way, one would expect better pics with this kind of story....
Demondog on January 28, 2010 at 4:34 PM Report this
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Yeah. without pics, we don't know if smirk actually went to a strip club.
ujfoyt on January 28, 2010 at 4:44 PM Report this
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Sounds like it is settled: the next blogtown meetup needs to be held at a strip club.
BobTheJanitor on January 28, 2010 at 5:18 PM Report this
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@Matthew D: I agree. Let's make it Silverados.
Graham on January 28, 2010 at 6:28 PM Report this
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Now you know why I think this subject is fascinating. After years of speaking to girls, owners, and security personnel, it only gets more interesting.
Andy Mesa on January 28, 2010 at 11:07 PM Report this
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Maybe this article should have included how a stripper makes money. Strippers do not get paid and hourly wage, nor a wage for preforming. They work for TIPS ONLY. They also have to "tip out" the doorman, the DJ, and the bartenders. They also have to pay a "stage fee". So basically, just for showing up to dance they are about $20-40 dollars in the hole, which they have to make back $1 at a time. On a weekday/weeknight a stripper can go home empty-handed, and on a weekend night they can make a fair amount. Very few strippers are getting rich dancing, but the club owners sure are.
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