Yet Another Abortion Argument

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(09-15-2016, 03:08 PM)bfine32 Wrote: ..and that would be my #1 reason to legalize prostitution. I think it would reduce it as well. I also think that doing so could decrease the situations that those that choose to do it are faced with.

(09-15-2016, 03:09 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Yea, a regulated and legal system seems like it would make it harder to sustain your business on trafficked women/girls. If you have people inspecting your brothel, looking at IDs, SSN, birth certificates, etc, requiring medical check ups. 

Pretty much. It would hopefully end a lot of exploitation, as there wouldn't be a reason for consumers to go to illegitimate places, unless they were going for something illegal anyway. And it would free up law enforcement to focus on those places instead of just busting men and women of legal age.

(09-15-2016, 03:30 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I can't wait for djam to show up to tell us how government intervention in the prostitution industry will ruin it for all the capitalists pimps who will just pass the cost along to the customer. Can you imagine the taxes?  Christ, the pimps will have to outsource the jobs to overseas prostitutes just to stay competitive. Pretty soon the immigrant prostitutes will form corrupt unions and demand free stuff like Workers Comp and health insurance which you and I will subsidize with our tax dollars. 

I wonder what the untaxed potential there is. My guess is you could come pretty close to paying for public healthcare if you put a surcharge on licenses and just taxed the standard on income earned. If guys (and women) were paying with debit cards, checks and other traceable payment forms, you'd have a lot of suddenly claimed income.

Of course, you'd also have condoms and mouthwash claimed as business expenses to offset some of that.