Why the shortage of cack handed P's?

[PaulWarning]

anybody any idea why there are left handed Jazzes about (Squire VM,MIM etc) but budget (i.e. Fender or Squire) left handed P's seem to be as rare as hens teeth

[markstuk]

Because P Bass players want to fit in?

[uk_lefty]

There are some older squier pj basses in lefty. Then there's Vintage and Revelation for p's, Harley Benton, Staff pj, Court pj, tanglewood used to do basic p's, Westfield, Rondo music and their brands. There are some budget and mid range p's out there in lefty. Still rubbish there isn't an MIM Fender p in lefty but Japan fenders were good value up until the last year or so and they cater for us.

[pineweasel]

Fender have never been very generous with their left handed production, and presumably minimise the number of different lefty models they make based on previous sales figures.
My guess is that a lot of Squiers & MIMs are bought by beginners, and they tend to favour the Jazz due to the slimmer neck and maybe the twin pickups.