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| 12. If one wants to get rid of the abuses in the sex trade - then yes. Nt |
| -Should sex work be legal? |
Stinky The Clown |
Sep-05-10 06:14 AM |
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Yes. n/t |
eShirl |
Sep-05-10 06:15 AM |
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if it's work, it should be illegal. sex is supposed to be a pleasure. |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-05-10 06:16 AM |
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No snark/honest question: |
Stinky The Clown |
Sep-05-10 06:24 AM |
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Selling or auctioning off your kidney. |
Dr. Strange |
Sep-05-10 09:16 AM |
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all forms of cooking food qualifies... |
NuttyFluffers |
Sep-05-10 11:08 AM |
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Then you wouldn't want to be a sex worker. But that's not the question. |
Sparkly |
Sep-05-10 10:19 AM |
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The same could be said of reading. |
Heidi |
Sep-05-10 10:36 AM |
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lol. i didn't realize that stating my opinion = "deciding for others". |
Hannah Bell |
Sep-05-10 06:25 PM |
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Actually, you're making a great point ... life is about pleasure ... |
defendandprotect |
Sep-06-10 02:19 AM |
#113 |
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This Is A Tough One |
DemocratSinceBirth |
Sep-05-10 06:17 AM |
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That gets into the implementation |
Stinky The Clown |
Sep-05-10 06:21 AM |
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I feel the same way about health insurance companies. n/t |
MindPilot |
Sep-05-10 09:08 AM |
#41 |
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Sure, if men get to be treated as subhuman sex toys for a few centuries. |
gophates |
Sep-05-10 06:17 AM |
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Absolutley |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 06:19 AM |
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Yes, as long as there is no exploitation, etc. It goes on anyway, legal or not, so |
RKP5637 |
Sep-05-10 06:23 AM |
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Why not? I worked as a prostitute for more than 30 years.... |
Scuba |
Sep-05-10 06:29 AM |
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Reminds me of my favorite saying about my line of work |
lapfog_1 |
Sep-05-10 07:02 AM |
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Good one to drop on my techie friends. Thanks. |
Scuba |
Sep-05-10 07:55 AM |
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Yep!!! LOL n/t |
RKP5637 |
Sep-05-10 10:30 AM |
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One of my friends in hi-tech said about where we were working then, "you know, we're like a bunch of |
RKP5637 |
Sep-05-10 10:38 AM |
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Anything between consenting adults should be legal. |
hobbit709 |
Sep-05-10 06:30 AM |
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in a perfect world, where it wasn't generally a result of desperation |
anarch |
Sep-05-10 06:33 AM |
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Yes. Making it illegal just causes problems, exactly like drug use. |
ixion |
Sep-05-10 06:34 AM |
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If one wants to get rid of the abuses in the sex trade - then yes. Nt |
xchrom |
Sep-05-10 06:46 AM |
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Absolutely |
NNN0LHI |
Sep-05-10 07:11 AM |
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Yes...nt |
SidDithers |
Sep-05-10 07:13 AM |
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If making it illegal made it less common I'd say "No" |
Recursion |
Sep-05-10 07:15 AM |
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Yes, but there are too many interests that will fight it to be legitimized. |
no_hypocrisy |
Sep-05-10 07:22 AM |
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Name removed |
Sep-05-10 07:24 AM |
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Sounds like an insurance company I used to work for. nt |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 08:31 AM |
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'cause that is not happening now? |
Warren Stupidity |
Sep-05-10 09:43 AM |
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How is your scenario different from what happens now? |
Sparkly |
Sep-05-10 10:17 AM |
#52 |
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History points in another direction. |
johnroshan |
Sep-05-10 11:10 AM |
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Do you also want to make politics, banking and preachin' illegal? (nt) |
Heidi |
Sep-05-10 10:39 AM |
#58 |
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If sex work was legal and regulated, this wouldn't happen |
LostinVA |
Sep-05-10 10:55 AM |
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Sounds like any work these days |
Morning Dew |
Sep-05-10 11:40 AM |
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For anyone interested, here's a rundown of the NZ laws (it's legal here): |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 07:25 AM |
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Are you in NZ earthquake territory? |
rocktivity |
Sep-05-10 05:03 PM |
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It's ALL earthquake territory |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 06:33 PM |
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It already is, sort of - just say you are making a porn :) (nt) |
The Straight Story |
Sep-05-10 07:33 AM |
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Would you want this to become the default minimum wage job |
ThomCat |
Sep-05-10 07:37 AM |
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It's legal in holland, and this is not the case |
comtec |
Sep-05-10 07:49 AM |
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In holland, the majority of prostitutes are foreigners. |
ThomCat |
Sep-05-10 07:56 AM |
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So not the default job for school leavers, then |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 08:07 AM |
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The economy there hasn't destroyed the job market |
ThomCat |
Sep-05-10 08:12 AM |
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Do you have the equivalent Dutch stats? nt |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 08:23 AM |
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Really? |
proteus_lives |
Sep-05-10 10:30 AM |
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Didn't happen in NZ |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 08:03 AM |
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I wonder if people though the same thing about porn. |
ThomCat |
Sep-05-10 08:14 AM |
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As I said, it didn't in NZ |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-05-10 08:30 AM |
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There's nothing wrong with porn |
potassiumnitrate |
Sep-05-10 08:32 AM |
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Two words: Consenting Adults. |
Sparkly |
Sep-05-10 10:06 AM |
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Porn didn't explode because of the Internet. The Internet exploded because of porn . |
Gidney N Cloyd |
Sep-05-10 10:50 AM |
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What is the basis for your predictions? |
USArmyParatrooper |
Sep-05-10 02:50 PM |
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IMO, that would be the only effective way to regulate it |
eridani |
Sep-05-10 07:38 AM |
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Yes because it will reduce harm, but not nearly as much as many people hope for |
aikoaiko |
Sep-05-10 07:39 AM |
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After a lot of research |
safeinOhio |
Sep-05-10 07:49 AM |
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Yes, but regulate it for age, coercion, health, & benefits. (nt) |
philly_bob |
Sep-05-10 08:06 AM |
#29 |
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Yes. |
potassiumnitrate |
Sep-05-10 08:24 AM |
#34 |
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Oh, hell yes |
Warpy |
Sep-05-10 08:35 AM |
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Why does there even need to be a sex trade? |
Xenotime |
Sep-05-10 08:45 AM |
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I'm sure that's been tried. |
Sparkly |
Sep-05-10 10:11 AM |
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or put out for free? |
woo me with science |
Sep-05-10 05:07 PM |
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"Because we are just like animals." |
liquid diamond |
Sep-06-10 09:46 PM |
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I believe it should legalized and regulated - along with drugs. |
Edweird |
Sep-05-10 09:07 AM |
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Why should one support the idea that human relations can properly become commodities? |
struggle4progress |
Sep-05-10 09:27 AM |
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That's a valid opinion -- but should one person's opinion impact everyone? |
Sparkly |
Sep-05-10 10:09 AM |
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I guess you can attribute anti-prostitution laws to my one-person opinion, but I suspect the laws |
struggle4progress |
Sep-05-10 12:38 PM |
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Yes. nt |
blondeatlast |
Sep-05-10 09:34 AM |
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yes: legal and regulated. |
Warren Stupidity |
Sep-05-10 09:41 AM |
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Of course it should be.. |
Upton |
Sep-05-10 09:41 AM |
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Yes. Regulated and that regulation strictly enforced but yes. |
lukasahero |
Sep-05-10 09:55 AM |
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Exactly -- I made the same argument up thread |
LostinVA |
Sep-05-10 10:57 AM |
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I dislike the idea of desperate women (and some men) |
Lyric |
Sep-05-10 10:40 AM |
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"another opportunity for people to consider it from a viewpoint that's a mile wide and an inch deep" |
Stinky The Clown |
Sep-05-10 12:41 PM |
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Yes. But first, we must dismantle the patriarchy via revolution (nm) |
Book Lover |
Sep-05-10 10:49 AM |
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I don't think there's any good argument against legalizing it, only against legalizing it ineptly. |
Gidney N Cloyd |
Sep-05-10 10:52 AM |
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Of course. |
The Green Manalishi |
Sep-05-10 10:58 AM |
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yes, for the safety of the workers primarily, and regulation of the market. |
NuttyFluffers |
Sep-05-10 11:05 AM |
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yes. nt |
LWolf |
Sep-05-10 11:07 AM |
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Yes. Nt |
krabigirl |
Sep-05-10 11:34 AM |
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I think it should be. Expecially when it comes to married men wanting |
notadmblnd |
Sep-05-10 11:36 AM |
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That brings up something interesting |
Warpy |
Sep-05-10 04:10 PM |
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I'm very torn on the issue. |
Odin2005 |
Sep-05-10 02:41 PM |
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Absolutely! |
USArmyParatrooper |
Sep-05-10 02:44 PM |
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Yes, with safeguards |
DrSteveB |
Sep-05-10 02:46 PM |
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No, it should not be legal |
Rochester |
Sep-05-10 04:15 PM |
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Nobody is "entitled" to sex, free or otherwise, from anyone else. |
eShirl |
Sep-05-10 04:28 PM |
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Sex is an entitlement like food water and healthcare. |
Rochester |
Sep-05-10 04:29 PM |
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A date rapist would agree with you. |
eShirl |
Sep-05-10 04:39 PM |
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I'm pretty sure he was referring to consensual sex. |
USArmyParatrooper |
Sep-05-10 04:45 PM |
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Really? |
TheManInTheMac |
Sep-06-10 01:44 PM |
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That's *your* moral view, fine. |
USArmyParatrooper |
Sep-05-10 04:44 PM |
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That's a very reasonable position to take ..... |
Stinky The Clown |
Sep-05-10 08:19 PM |
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Haha, you won't last long here. |
joshcryer |
Sep-06-10 01:43 AM |
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To paraphrase the late, great George Carlin |
Hugabear |
Sep-05-10 04:42 PM |
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Just as an aside, you're racing over the differences between an actual relationship.... |
defendandprotect |
Sep-06-10 02:18 AM |
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If everyone involved is a consenting adult, I can't for the life of me see why gov't should care. |
Warren DeMontague |
Sep-05-10 04:47 PM |
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Yes |
Synicus Maximus |
Sep-05-10 05:00 PM |
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Sex is the one thing that's ok to give away, but |
Recovered Repug |
Sep-05-10 07:45 PM |
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I think it is disgusting, but should not be illegal |
Skittles |
Sep-05-10 08:37 PM |
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Illegal because it is disgusting? |
Stinky The Clown |
Sep-05-10 08:44 PM |
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nothing disgusting about sex |
Skittles |
Sep-05-10 08:55 PM |
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Yes, but I think there should be regulations in place to protect |
Luciferous |
Sep-05-10 08:52 PM |
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Sure. |
Zavulon |
Sep-05-10 09:10 PM |
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Fuck, yes. If it's not legal than we can't protect those involved. n/t |
Orsino |
Sep-05-10 09:31 PM |
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Yes, and it should be regulated and worker protections enforced. |
Withywindle |
Sep-06-10 01:22 AM |
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Why not? Selling is legal, fucking is legal. So why shouldn't selling fucking be legal? |
Initech |
Sep-06-10 01:29 AM |
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Yes, anything that prevents women from having to use the streets |
HEyHEY |
Sep-06-10 01:32 AM |
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Very few women grows up wanting to be a prostitute. |
RandomThoughts |
Sep-06-10 01:35 AM |
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Obligatory 'toon: |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-06-10 01:41 AM |
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Well, obviously... |
HEyHEY |
Sep-06-10 01:42 AM |
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Heh, money causes a lot of fucked up problems, sadly. |
joshcryer |
Sep-06-10 01:44 AM |
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It is part of the thread topic. |
RandomThoughts |
Sep-06-10 02:07 AM |
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Lots of things "get done for money" |
Stinky The Clown |
Sep-06-10 12:39 PM |
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Yes, but I'm against all forms of work, which means I'm against sex work. |
joshcryer |
Sep-06-10 01:40 AM |
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It shouldn't be criminal -- however, the question of protecting |
defendandprotect |
Sep-06-10 02:14 AM |
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A final word from 50 cent: |
Dead_Parrot |
Sep-06-10 05:10 AM |
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Looking at what the Florida Legislature does for money, |
Dr.Phool |
Sep-06-10 06:12 AM |
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A cautionary "yes", but what does this say about our humanity? |
DailyGrind51 |
Sep-06-10 06:25 AM |
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it says that both humanity's sex drive and its need for an income is so high - no amount of |
Douglas Carpenter |
Sep-06-10 12:47 PM |
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Decriminalized |
ismnotwasm |
Sep-06-10 12:42 PM |
#118 |
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Yes. |
saltpoint |
Sep-06-10 09:23 PM |
#121 |
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Yes. Legal, taxed, regulated and unionized. |
flvegan |
Sep-06-10 09:30 PM |
#122 |
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It is in Australia, and you rarely if ever hear about any problems |
depakid |
Sep-06-10 09:53 PM |
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Yes - god knows it will be one of the few high paying jobs around here soon |
Taverner |
Sep-06-10 09:54 PM |
#125 |
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Yes and regulated |
LatteLibertine |
Sep-06-10 10:15 PM |
#126 |
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