What Sex Workers Want

"A trade of service from two willing participants that harms no one else."
You sure this harms no one else? I thought that the whole arguement behind legalization was that the prostitutes are victims and need help.

Your right, the thing is, there are going to be much more "crime" increasing in the future. There have been some scholars who are predicting right now that America will become a undeveloped country in the next 3 years, and that Organized crime will flourish once again, similar to how it did in the "Depression" era times. You have to ask yourself, did anyone care about or talk about any of these issues that we are talking about right now during the last economic depression we had in the 1930's? The answer is a absolute no. After the soviet union fell shortly after the early 1990's, Organized crime flourshed. The russion mob was having a hay day and things like prostitution and child pornography became a multi BILLION dollar industry over night. The government was powerless to do anything about it do to their economic plight, and the only reaon why these industries were cracked down on in the eraly year 2000's was the fact that certain US organizations at the time had sent US dollars on a grand scale to fund the Russian government to crack down on these institutions. But the point being made, that when the economic situation goes down, and its looking that way right now, alot of these women out here who are upset about the prostituion issue, are going to get a rude awakening in the next year or so.

A few people have complained about the concept of protecting the sex workers with tax dollars, but if you legalize it you can turn these people into tax paying citizens. The fact that it is not legal obviously does not stop them from doing it. Could you imagine the income this would generate for federal and local governments? If people are concerned about where the act occurs, zone it like they do strip clubs. This would actually promote the activity taking place in more of a controlled/safe enviroment. Anyone who has been to the red light districts in Paris or Amersterdam could attest that a government sanctioned prostituion can work. Yes, I know it is not technically legal there, but you do have to get a permit, have periodic medical testing to conduct "business", and there are zoning restrictions. It's unfortunate that our country is so influenced by a bunch of bible thumpers, who feel compelled to push their beliefs onto others.

duh... legalizing will increase demand... it will also lower pregnancy :) (cause a lot of these girls 'giving it away' now will charge for it... and they'll (well, one would assume) try to protect their income :) (ok, maybe not, but, it's about as good an idea as any of the other comments made here.) ) anyways, ok, you're clouding issues. prostitution and sex traffickers... 2 separate crimes. MORE sex is not a bad thing.. FORCED prostitution is. LEGALIZED prostitutes should have to be registered, their 'bosses' (no longer pimps :) ) should have to have a business license, and other legal stuff to be sure of where the girls came from, why they're here, how they got here, and stuff like that.. (I'm not a lawyer, so I can't tell you what all should be put in place, BUT they could come up with something....)..

Men need to control their sexual impulses ? LOL , ok, well see ya in the next 100 years or so you women out there who are always trying to control the men. Got a little bit of advice for you ya though. If there is ever a issue that men cannot be controlled on, its the sex issue. The sex issue is the untouchable "hands off" issue that you women have seem like you have not gotten yet. For that matter, neither has the government. But whats nice about all this, is the government is going to have to build alot of prisons to house all these "sexual predators" who would otherwise be normal productive members in society. It really works for me, because with the way the Economy is looking these days, especially for the men, I would much rather be in jail, then being out on the street. Keep up the good work you man hating women ou there. Because of you, our GDP might drop another 10 percent, and then the only people that will have a job are those sitting behind computers, and in their offices thinking anout the next time they will be going to get their next pedicure.

Ok, so what you are saying is, we should go back to the dark ages and be close minded, and hide everything away from people, because it is morrally wrong for them to exposed to certain things in life? We have already been down this road. The days of the witch and salem days are over, thank god. And let me tell you. A bunch of religious nuts going around hiding and outlawing certain practices under the threat of burning you at the stake did nothing to make its people any morally sanctified or any better than anyone else who has ever lived on the planet. There is a reason why they called those days, the "Dark Ages" . Hiding, or preventing people to experince certain things in life, and having a closed mind, does not make a better way of life, but I believe to the contrary.

Ok, so what you are saying is, we should go back to the dark ages and be close minded, and hide everything away from people, because it is morrally wrong for them to exposed to certain things in life? We have already been down this road. The days of the witch and salem days are over, thank god. And let me tell you. A bunch of religious nuts going around hiding and outlawing certain practices under the threat of burning you at the stake did nothing to make its people any morally sanctified or any better than anyone else who has ever lived on the planet. There is a reason why they called those days, the "Dark Ages" . Hiding, or preventing people to experince certain things in life, and having a closed mind, does not make a better way of life, but I believe to the contrary.

Your name says it all. Take your preachy if one thing is allowed another will and throw it in the trash right with your bible. The fact of the matter is if this is allowed, as it has been in the past... there will be fewer risks to the individuals involved on both sides, it could be taxed and it could help alleviate the issues that some states are having with their budgets. Saying that this will allow murderers to kill willy nilly is just insane, just as bad as the statement of: "If gays are allowed to marry next they will want to marry a goat" That is just insane and the kind of ramblings I would expect from someone who is keeping their mind clouded by a book written by Man.