Legalizing Prostitution.

[Crystallas]

Re: Legalizing Prostitution.

Would anyone recommend it as a choice for their own children and why not if you think it should be legalized?

I dont think someone chooses to work the streets because their parents recommend it.

I think of it like this; If my kid does it for some reason that is way out of my control. They can either A.) Do it illegally and get diseases, get killed, or get damn near killed. or B.) Do it legally, still have risks, but you have health coverage, get tested, and clients get screened.

Hmmm.. I'd definately want my non-compliant child to do it in a legal state.

[PrincessPerky]

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I dont think someone chooses to work the streets because their parents recommend it.

I think of it like this; If my kid does it for some reason that is way out of my control. They can either A.) Do it illegally and get diseases, get killed, or get damn near killed. or B.) Do it legally, still have risks, but you have health coverage, get tested, and clients get screened.

Hmmm.. I'd definately want my non-compliant child to do it in a legal state.

I'll ditto that..I don't want my girl (or boys) doing it, but if they do chose it, I would rather it was the safest route..kinda the difference between my kid working in a restaurant and my kid working in a 'regulated' one..less likely to be hurt if the 'safety rules' are followed..not impossible, but less likely.

[PRICEPLUS]

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I guess my way of looking at the world is quite different. My brothers and sisters and I were brought up not to steal or accept charity. We were taught never to give up our dignity.

I'd rather be dead than give up my dignity. I'd sooner my child were dead than a prostitute.
In my world there are moral absolutes. Death comes to everyone but they can't have my dignity unless I choose to surrender it! I shall always choose not to do so!

Hard words? Yes they are. Life is hard and at times very unfair. How we conduct ourselves is up to us. Prostitution is worse than death. It is a slow dying. As this is more of a money board and not a morality board per se I'll just leave it at that. Folks just have a different way of looking at certain things.

[PrincessPerky]

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Do you have a child? I have a ...dificult one. He is amazing, but oh so hard, and I can totally see him chosing many wrong things, they may be signs of my failures, but I wouldn't wish him dead for them..

Smoking is a slow death, I wont kill my kid if he decides to try it. No one killed me when I did it.

Depending on who you talk to I am slowly killing myself with chocolate and other 'bad for you' foods (mmm peanut butter and brown sugar on a spoon)...I cerrtainly hope my mother isn't thinking of killing me for it (or herself for much worse food!)

Needing help such as charity..again I have needed some before..got it from family..well that and some strangers.....I dunno would I be better off dead than here now? I never needed public assistance, but I did spend far to long sleeping in my car..cept when a boyfriend offered a place to stay......not selling myself..since I might have dated them anyway....

Yep pretty harsh words that you would wish me dead.....

but I forgive you (not that you need it), as I forgive myself for all the lousy choices I have made (and will make)

[PRICEPLUS]

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PrincessPerky,

Yes I have children. Smoking and eating chocolate may kill you but you are not demeaned by doing so. I don't wish anyone dead least of all you. I don't sit in judgement on anyone as someone far greater than I will do it.

Family taking care of family ain't charity it is a duty. The hypothetical is would I rather see my child dead or a prostitute. I say the former. I love my children more than my own life. As I said death comes to everyone but they can't have your dignity unless you surrender it. Some things in life is worse than death. I love my children too much to see them treated in such fashion.

As for needing forgiveness..I am always asking the Lord for it cause he knows I need it. I ask your forgiveness if you thought I was wishing you anything but the best.

[Crystallas]

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How many parents have kids, but do not raise them(or raise them honorably?) I think thats the problem your after PP, not the goverment.

Teachers aren't parents, and the goverment is not responsible for raising children. If parents raise their kids with dignity and spend more time with them, than infront of their computers, the problem becomes a rare instance.

Back on topic. Lets say the national population is roughly 300 million. 1 million of those are prositutes. If they all owe about $5000 a year avg in taxes. Thats 5 billion dollars that the goverment is losing due to tax evasion. We could easily overspend some of that revenue to create ..lets say $1bin a year to setup a department of adult activity investigation. Poof, thats atleast 5,000 jobs(that chain react to another # of jobs.) Leaving a lot of $ to be spent on other needs. The best part being that this is all domestic revenue.
If the goverment wanted to make a manditory class in school teaching high school students on how to be responsible parents, bam, theres the money to do it.

This is one of the single best ways to ballance the poverty level in this country in one single law change. If anything, I see the upper class being against this because of the small threat to their own value. But as we all know, the upper class can lobby laws in their favor with the best of them.

The more I think about this, the more that Im sold on the idea of constructing a set of laws to make this happen.

[sweeps]

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The tax revenue angle is an interesting one, but honestly, I don't envision too many prostitutes keeping detailed business records and filing a schedule C.

I wonder if they'd be able to claim depreciation on their assets?

[Thrifty Ray]

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The tax revenue angle is an interesting one, but honestly, I don't envision too many prostitutes keeping detailed business records and filing a schedule C.

I wonder if they'd be able to claim depreciation on their assets?

and just think about the new list of deductibles...ok, maybe not.

[Crystallas]

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They wouldnt have to keep records. Thier employer would.

[laceshawl]

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In New Zealand we have recently decriminalized prostitution. It doesn't seem to have had much effect one way or another. There was a lot of objection by various groups but they were told the alternative was to change the law to make it illegal for men to pay women for sex. (only women could be charged with prostitution, not men) Somehow the males objecting kept quiet after that. There were some interviews with prostitutes in the media, and they confirmed many of their clients were "respectable" men, often church goers. Changing the law meant doing away with the hypocrisy.

[Crystallas]

Re: Legalizing Prostitution.

So part of you is saying that those who seek services will be easier to label. Which includes important members of the community, businesses and goverment. I see how this would sway lawmakers to vote against it if this were the case. At the same time this is a good thing because it helps people decide more wisely to their own points of view to whom they should support and vote for.
Very good point. I didnt think of that angle.

[Broken Arrow]

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I wonder if they'd be able to claim depreciation on their assets?

*Drum Roll* Ooh, that was bad, sweeps!