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Is Prostitution the Solution to our Jobs Crisis? (Original Post)
rdubwiley
Oct 2012
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Shit. If prostitution was legal and taxed, we'd get a hell of a lot of revenue from Republican Johns
HopeHoops
Oct 2012
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Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)1. Not that was funny...
in a math geeky sort of way.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)2. Shit. If prostitution was legal and taxed, we'd get a hell of a lot of revenue from Republican Johns
Keep in mind, I'm in favor of legalizing a highly regulated form of prostitution, but I don't think it's a very good way to provide stimulus, even though a lot of people would be stimulated.
Get it?
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)7. It would be an economic stimulus. I wouldn't benefit from it (I get laid regularly), but still.
If wingnuts could get laid (unfortunately some do), and got taxed for it, we'd erase the debt within a month.
DemKittyNC
(743 posts)3. Been there...
Done that...
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)4. They always assume the prostitutes would be female....
Guys,...go for it, just brush yer teeth first....
BrainMann1
(460 posts)6. We'll make way more be legalizing bud, dude.
marble falls
(57,055 posts)8. I agree. Legalize reefer and more people'll get laid for free.
Political Troublemkr
(18 posts)9. As this study makes clear
prostitution rates increase radically during times of financial crisis. Economic stress drives women to prostitution work they otherwise would never perform.
http://www.forumsyd.org/upload/tmp/uppsats/Prostitution_inArgentina.pdf