Illinois just passed a strip club tax of $3 per customer. Originally, it was supposed to be $5. This tax will bring more money to state government in this time of crisis. Would this enrage customers, or is it a fair law? I think if there's money for tits nd ass , then there's money for the government, which in turn would use the money for schools,prevention programs, etc. I have a feeling this type of tax will soon hit cities like Los Angeles which are highly indebted. Thoughts?
-Bootyful Celine
They are talking about a $10 tax right now. Just saw it on the news earlier tonight. I think most PL's will grumble about it, but will consider it as just another necessary evil to have to budget in.
I wonder if the clubs that are already hurting financially will somehow find a way to push that additional cost onto the dancers fees, rather than potentially lose more business as a result of what equates to a $10 cover charge increase for customers.
Well, I think its a good idea. Maybe $3 is still too high in my opinion.$2 sounds fair. And just because many dancers don't pay taxes, doesn't mean all of us don't.
@Bootyful Celine - If you think that $3 is too high, what do you think the reaction here will be if they successfully lobby for a $10 tax here? Do you think your club would lose customers because of it?
This post was edited by lopaw at May 21, 2012 8:05 PM PDT
$10 is effin ridiculous. deja vu would have to get rid of the entertainment fee or people would seriously just not come in. Instead of just skipping on a dance , they would just opt out of coming in completely even if they had planned to spend $50 or more at the club. It would just kill the whole mood of coming in .
Bootyful, I'm glad you're a responsible citizen and you pay your taxes. But c'mon you know Very Well Most of your fellow strippers pay ZERO in taxes. So like I said - its only Fair that the strippers pick up the tab!
Well, those girls aren't very smart because we are issued a 1999 form. So once they do file taxes for another form of employment in the future, there going to owe a sh*$ load of money. Lol and hell no I am not picking up the tax. I shouldn't have to pay an extra tax to work.
I would be willing to pay a $10 tax on entry if in return the relevant local jurisdictions guaranteed that clubs (1) could open and operate in any area of town they wished, subject to reasonable zoning, (2) could design their interiors in any way they saw fit, and (3) could carry out their normal business operations without interference from the police. A fair trade, I'd say.
If the customers had to pay an extra $10 Tax to enter, Well club owners would need to lower the prices down from $20 to $10 topless and $40 nudes to $20 at most clubs and also lower the VIP rooms to half the price. Yes you do have big Spenders, But most are not spending like crazy like say 10 years ago, do to the bad economy the past 5 years. Many of those high rollers are long gone here in California.
If they don't lower the prices down to accomodate the customers with this tax hike, the Owners & Dancers end up suffering more as customers won't be tipping at the stage rail and also buying a lot less dances and most regulars would rarely go visit the clubs if this $h*t were to hit the fan.
Might as well call this a dancer tax. Ultimately it is going to be dancers who end up getting hurt by it. Vast majority of clients have a limited budget for SC. They are simply going to end up spending less on dances and tips which is going to make dancers grouchy and going to clubs a lot less fun.
A lot of dancers are already hurting and barely earning enough. Take a look at RTRC and see how many are already pulling double shifts or longer just to make it. You hardly ever used to see this a few years ago.
It will probably pass. No stripper or PL would be willing to out themselves and fight city hall. The owners would have to take it up and fight against this law.
Well, the good news is that this will be an uphill battle for those wishing to get it passed. We will have adult industry attorney Roger Diamond fighting for us - he's been instrumental in fighting back many of the unreasonable demands that people like the LA City Council have tried to throw at stripclubs & other adult-based businesses. Remember that stupid "lapdance ban" they tried to pass here in 2003? Mr. Diamond, along with the many SC owners & supporters shut that ridiculousness down and had the council back-peddling faster than you can say "wanna dance?"
If anyone's interested, here's a short article on that 2003 lapdance ban outcome:
in taxes. So like I said - its only Fair that the strippers pick up the tab! 