The more I read these textbooks on economic theory, the more I see the strip club as a very simple model of a capitalist economy. All the theories I read about my Freshman Year of college in Macro, Mico, Price and Income theory come to life!
Supply and Demand. There is no schedule for dancers at Christie’s Cabaret. However, the supply of dancers usually meets the demand for dancers by the customers. Five years ago the club was much busier. As a result the night roster would reach 60-70 entertainers on the weekends. Lately, it peaks around 45 on weekends because of decreased customer demand. I can’t wait til Nascar, Golf, Superbowl, and Spring Training.
Price Theory. Price is not fixed. Unless you live in a Communist Country, price varies with environmental and economic factors. Prices go up when the demand for a product is greater than the supply of that product. Prices go down when the demand weakens and the supply increases.
The same is true with lapdances. On a busy Saturday night, when the demand for a tall blonde with big tits is high, and the supply of tall blondes with big tits is limited…the price of a tall blonde with big tits increases! When certain environmental and economic factors prevail, Avalon will only do $20 dances in VIP. Last night was one of those nights.
Income Theory. Money is not distributed equally in the world, nor is it in the strip club. The Pareto Principle states that 80% of the money is made by 20% of the population. In recent years as the income gap between the wealthy and middle class widens, that ratio is closer to 90-10.
Some Subsistence and Job strippers believe they should make the same amount of money every night in return for showing up to work. When the club is slow, or they don’t get off to a good start they grumble that they would be better off with a ”stable” J-O-B. They complain that there is “too many girls” They complain that “its not like it used to be”
Those strippers are in the 80% category. You know these girls. They are the ones in the locker room asking everyone “Are you making any money out there?” “Can anyone else not get a dance?” or “Am I the only one who doesn’t make 100K? ” Essentially, they are trying to validate their own negativity by checking to make sure everyone else has the same shortcomings.
80% of the time, they get the answer that they want and commiserate with other negative thinkers. But when someone from the Positive-Thinking 20% slice of the pie challenges their thinking, or (god forbid) suggests they would have to do a little bit more work to reach their goal…all hell breaks loose! Now I know how Columbus felt when he suggested that the earth might not be flat.
I think some people REALLY like to complain for the sake of complaining. The problem is that complaining and negativity are self-fulfilling prophecies. The more you do it, the worse it becomes. Someone who says, “I can’t get a dance tonight!” probably….won’t get anymore dances that night.
After all, who wants a dance from the stripper who can’t get a dance?
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