I’m not sure if a stripper union would help in a situation like this. Letting the government have their way now means they are going to get their way later too.

And what’s with that uber-cliche “don’t squeeze them” comment. Okay you’re not funny.

“GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan – The price of a lap dance could go up if a state lawmaker has his way and that could have an impact on one county industry.

State Sen. Ray Basham, D-Taylor, has proposed legislation that would allow local municipalities to require exotic dancers to pay a $250 yearly license fee for taking their clothes off.

FJ: This one is irresistible: A pole tax for dancers!

(OMG hahahahahahhaha!)

Genesee County is home to nine strip clubs, and the idea isn’t sitting well with some local dancers, who say they can’t afford it.

“Tip money is all I make, and sometimes I go home with no money,” said a Flint dancer who declined to give her name.”

Call me a bitch but if you are a stripper and you think $250 a year is a lot of money perhaps a career change is in order. That is less than $25 dollars a month for licensing!

I pay out more in two nights working at my club. Get a real job already.

“Society will tell you 30 is old. We already ditched the norm when we ignored society by taking our clothes off. Don’t let society dictate when we have to put them back on.” – PMB

Seriously if you take good care of yourself, look good and feel young why not?

(Taken from the forum @ Stripper Web)

Thinking of becoming a stripper? Three things you should know:

You Don’t Need to Know How to Dance
It’s true you will pick a lot of it up watching other dancers and putting your own twist on things.

Some strippers are graceful and some really sloppy but still make money. Sex appeal is what counts and if you take care of your body and mind you will be a successful stripper.

Mind you womens bodies were meant to move in strange, sexy and crazy ways so if you’ve always wanted to dance just jump right in.

What will help you: Running, ballet, yoga, rock climbing, Capoeira, martial arts, strength training with kettle bells.

On a bad day you can still make more than some people make in a week and that is no lie even in so-called times like these. I say that because I think hypothetical financial melt-downs are the best times to make money.

What you can do? Educate yourself about money! If you’re the Internet user type and I bet you are, find as much information as you can about finances. It’s not as hard as you think.

Places online I would recommend are Yahoo! Finance because it is written in English and there are good articles by Rich Dad dude Robert Kiyosaki, Ben Stein and David Bach. I like Suze Orman but I think she complicates things so don’t go thinking you’ll never live up to what she says because her financial expectations are very high for people. Not that you should settle for less with money but that is just my thoughts about her specifically.

One of the best books that saved my financial life is Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth. It’s law of attraction meets a philosophical finance guru. It is not complicated to read at all and gives you glimpse to changing your attitude towards money and think in a wealth oriented terms.

Get it and it will teach you how think with a wealth mind and show you specifically how to manage your money. No I’m not money wealthy at the moment (I am time wealthy) but my mind now has a direction to work towards.

Which brings us to:

Have a Goal

How will becoming a stripper help you?

What do you want to achieve and how becoming a stripper will get you there that much faster?

Pay for school? Pay off debt? Are you just dirt poor? Need a car or house? Got a drug habit? Pay for treatment instead! It’s way cheaper.

You’re ultimate goal should be to get in and get out but that comes later.

Think with the end in mind BEFORE you start dancing or you’ll end up as a career stripper like me, which isn’t a bad thing mind you. Lot’s of girl do it and it’s not about being sucked into a lifestyle. You don’t have to deal with office politics or a bunch of other crap. In most cases it makes life easier.

When I started I was just broke as a joke but becoming a stripper helped me mature in ways I’d never imagined. For me I just needed money. (Notice how I didn’t say JOB – Just Over Broke does anyone really need a job?) I worked a few years and then quit, had a career, quit that and came back and have been doing it steadily for the past five years. It is what I like to do. Do I have a goal in mind? Yes. Once I reach that goal will I quit dancing? Doubtful!

I’m having too much fun.

To set a goal all you have to do is know what you want. Pick one thing at a time and go for it.

Don’t bother thinking about how you’ll get from point A to point B. It will all fall into place.

Goals are a mindset and you need a good mindset! Places to look online are:

The Blog of Author Timothy Ferris – He works and makes money and is the closest to a stripper lifestyle that I have seen set to real life. Well my mindset any how. If you know me well you know I’ve experimented with all sorts of crazy crap.

Life is supposed to be fun. Make money and vacation the rest of the time.

As I say when custys ask me what I do when I’m not the club: “Anything I want.”

Don’t know what you want? Let Tony Robbins help you: Goal Setting with Tony Robbins

Here is a book that I turn to for inspiration. Just open it up anywhere and start reading. If you’re in a money funk it will help you shift gears no matter what part of the book you read!

Science. Based on fruit flies. Set the notion that men have more sex than women. Alrighty.

I Hate Self Promotion…Liar!

Lessons in attention whoredom where you absolutely, positively have to have the spotlight…but aren’t hot enough, cool enough or gutsy enough to do it and you send a stripper as a stand in for you?

Uhg barf! If this is what passes for documentary film making or considered progressive in any way…cute, funny whatever…Why people think it’s funny to make fun of strippers and ESPECIALLY a stripper to agree to this…serious face palm.

I don’t even know what I want to say here really!!!!!! Just watch the video.

Remember what you hear man in the video say: “I like you better!”

She knows – that’s why she sent in someone hotter.

Way to be that girl that always tries, tries, to be better, then fails still. Total revenge would have been actually becoming a stripper then you would never have to know that a guy says he likes someone else better.

What was the other word people were using to describe this? Tacky!

Mine word would be cheap.

But that’s just my opinion.