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    I work in Orange County, CA....and I've heard .... a lot ..... that the economy is really bad right now. That we are going through a tough period....Is this true????

    I always write down how much money I make every night. I have a calendar... but I've noticed that lately I've been making less money than I'm used to. I'm probably making 25% less. I've talked to a lot of people about it, cuz i really get frustrated when I see my money dropping, and they all tell me....it's the economy.

    what do you guys think? Is the economy really bad or is it just me??

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    Yes, turn on the news.
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    Yes there is and I definately think it has a big role in how all clubs have been lately. I mean positive attitude and sales skills will only go so far if there are no customers and 50,000 girls working.

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    Read Dollar Den and the Member Boards whilst turning on the news and ... GASP.. picking up and reading a newspaper!

    Granted, it is mainly restricted to the US ... tho' Australia is "feeling it".. it is highly unlikely we will follow suit into a recession.
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    Default Re: Is the Economy bad????

    it is very bad

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    it is bad every where my friends in texas are hurting and texas is usually very lucrative i hear some in dallas are still ok.I just came too oregon and the girls say its worse then ever.

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    yes unfortunetly the economy is really bad . since january 2nd. things have been really slow for us ,on many times we will have more dancers than custi;s, sad isnt it . we;ve had several of our staff members ( bartenders,waitreses,velvet parkers etc).. they been forced to find 2nd jobs just to cover there expenses..,miami's been hit hard !...

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    america is due up for a pretty nasty recession.

    that's what you get when you penalise savings and investment in infrastructure...

    america is facing a 'sharecropping' situation, in which foreigners of all stripes own the assets and americans just work for them at penury wages. it will suck nearly as badly as actual sharecropping.

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    Default Re: Is the Economy bad????

    California in particular is having big economic problems right now. See California threads in the Member Boards section !

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    Even when the Fed wants to deny it, and the government will never even let the word come into their mouths, the US is heading downward at a great rate of knots. Think how many trillions of dollars have been wasted on wars in the last couple of years: that is money which is not coming into the economy but going into weaponry and rebuilding countries which are not ready to be rebuilt.

    Added to which the rising prices - not just fuel but everything which relies on fuel to get from one place to another - and the inflation rate is going to rise.

    The USA isn't the only country. Germany had an inflation rate of 2.2% in 2007, but that was helped by a rise of 3 percentage points in sales tax.

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    grrrrrr. that's all i have to say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by britneyireland View Post
    Yes, turn on the news.
    exactly!!! watching a little bit of the news keeps you informed on things like the state of the economy plus it will teach you lots of other things to help you not only make more $ but many other useful and important things about life and the world we live in.

    I've read how some people here say they don't have time for the news. I don't understand that at all. Seriously, if people have the time to post on stripperweb or read on the Perez Hilton/TMZ/D-Listed websites then they have time to turn on the News for a few minutes everyday!

    A good place to get the short and sweet version of the news is the Headline News channel run by CNN. There are better news groups but this one is a decent place to start for those not used to paying attention to the news.

    Also I-tunes has tons of free podcasts from all kinds of news orgs from all over the world. Why not try a different one each day or each week?

    Another easy way to stay informed is if someone spends 30 mins on the treadmill at the gym several times a week- that's a great time to catch up on the news, either via the tv's at the gym of on your Ipods.

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    I have always voted in elections and I think it's so important to keep informed and vote. It's interesting to me that I've heard people complaining about the state of affairs just now, now that they are PERSONALLY being affected. In a twisted way, it may be something positive that the Bush Administration has negatively affected SO MANY people that very few have gone untouched. Whether by national security, education, health care, immigration, housing, ...all the things we hear about during an election...we are in bad shape in EVERY aspect. Anyway, maybe, hopefully, we are being given a reminder of how important it is to know what's going on and to use our power to make a difference and vote.

    Sorry about the rant, and to the point, our profession should be immune from a bad economy, but it's so bad, that we are feeling it just like our customers.
    Unless, of course, you get a REALLY wealthy top 5% or so, who are thriving like never before in this economy.

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    yes the economy is very bad....especially in MI

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    I am in Dallas and I am feeling it.

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    just some perspective-- if you are making 100-350k per year in gross income (pre-tax), you are in the top 10 percent of the NATION. something to think positive thoughts about if you're a stripper lucky enough to be pulling that much in.

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    One point I must make: the housing problem is not as a result of the Bush administration. This was caused, and continues to be caused, by the banks and lenders who gave out money to people they knew would have problems paying back the Loan (sub prime) and then, because they are bound to raise the level of interest on loans when the Fed raises the basic interest rate, saw the people who they had lent to struggle. Rather than re-negotiate the banks and lenders went in brashly and started foreclosing, making themselves a massive loss in the process and ruining the lives of countless thousands of people, and, of course, smashing the property market.

    Had the banks and lenders not given so much money out to sub prime there wouldn't have been such a massive problem. Having given the money out, had they then re-negfotiated the loans over a longer period to cover the interest rate rise, there would have been a lesser problem too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Private-intellectual View Post
    One point I must make: the housing problem is not as a result of the Bush administration. This was caused, and continues to be caused, by the banks and lenders who gave out money to people they knew would have problems paying back the Loan (sub prime) and then, because they are bound to raise the level of interest on loans when the Fed raises the basic interest rate, saw the people who they had lent to struggle. Rather than re-negotiate the banks and lenders went in brashly and started foreclosing, making themselves a massive loss in the process and ruining the lives of countless thousands of people, and, of course, smashing the property market.

    Had the banks and lenders not given so much money out to sub prime there wouldn't have been such a massive problem. Having given the money out, had they then re-negfotiated the loans over a longer period to cover the interest rate rise, there would have been a lesser problem too.
    That won't matter to some. It's all Bush's fault in their book. That is why we will keep marching down this path - the things that need to change can't be done by a president.

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    well i went from making 800-1000 a week to 3-450. id say yes.

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    I'd say it is bad if Bush needs to step in and give the economy a "stimulus package" then yes.

    Bad enough for me to switch jobs...no. Hell no.
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    I would just say the economy is changing....foreign investors are coming in and buying up stuff "for cheap." It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out.

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    Innocense, where in oc are you working. I used to work down in lake forest but i live in the san fernando valley. When i started there 2 years ago the money was fantastic for almost a year, after that it went down and kept going down. Now it's not even worth the gas money to get down there. I like working in oc though, much less is expected for the money. If i lived down there i probably would'nt be complaining as much, but i need it to be worth an hour drive.

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    I read a good quote the other day: Don't be afraid of Hard Work.

    I stripped through the recession of 2002-2003. It sucked, I made half of what I made during the dotcom bubble of 99-2001, but I still made enough money to pay my bills.

    So what if you have to work an 8 hour shift to make what you used to make in 4 hours. Do you want the money or not?
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    I was gonna make a thread about anyone who has worked through the last recession. Thanks for the comment on the recession BI. If I had to work that extra day a week to make my goal then so be it.
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    Well said, BritneyIreland!! I agree, no matter what your business (even if it's not stripping), it takes hard work these days. Just don't be afraid of hard work. I'm not trying to make light of what's happening in the economy, it just doesn't have to be doom and gloom either.

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