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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by CydeWeys on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:15PM (#21252355)
I doubt that most strip clubs will be unprofitable now. What I think is closer to the truth is that they were previously obscenely profitable, thanks in part to exploiting dancers and evading taxes, and will now be "merely" profitable along the same lines as any other service-based small business like a bar or restaurant.
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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by ActorNightly on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:54PM (#21252786)
The more interesting thing is how this is gonna play out for high end strip clubs. Its not uncommon for dancers at those clubs to make upwards of $150k a year, which sometimes includes prostitution at the end of the night with VIP clients.
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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by jadell on Monday October 14, 2019 @05:02PM (#21252859)
I'm sure the prostitution portion of the work will still be best described as "independent contracting" and not part of the dancers' employment at the club.
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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by dominotw on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:22PM (#21252441)
> were previously obscenely profitable

How can that be. Wouldn't that simply increase the supply of strip clubs, from more getting into something thats that profitable.

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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by wmf on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:34PM (#21252574)
I'm going to guess that it's hard to get a license to operate a strip club in San Francisco so it may be more of a regulatory and lobbying game.
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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by dominotw on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:53PM (#21252775)
> hard to get a license to operate a strip club

So they are solving issue they themselves created with more laws. Heh.

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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by jefftk on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:32PM (#21252546)
I suspect it's hard to open one. Neighbors probably object.
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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by ambicapter on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:33PM (#21252558)
Do you find it hard to find a strip club?
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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by cat199 on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:49PM (#21252725)
this assumes the labor/client pool in a given area is infinite, and that management skill is not a factor.

e.g. good managers who take care of their dancers/customers get the best dancers and so attract the best customers.

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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by tfha on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:52PM (#21252771)
Do we have data?
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Re:New rules for contractors have unexpected consequences fo... by ryanmarsh on Monday October 14, 2019 @04:57PM (#21252819)
Strip clubs might be exploiting dancers, but I don't see much evidence that they're exploiting them financially. Have you seen the cash they bring home?

Source: There's no way I'm telling

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