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RetroGunslinger · 03-26-2008, 09:26 AM

The way I see it, there are a few (American) factors to consider:

1. In the Land of the Free, the basic idea is that if it does not harm a secular society, it should probably be legal. As far as I can tell, prostitution in certain Nevada counties works fine, they're safe, and there's a serious lack of pimps shooting other pimps so, using this as evidence, prostitution poses no serious threat to anyone. The girls are tested weekly (from what I remember) and condoms are a must, so it's a pretty secure business.

2. The government likes money. Unfortunately, they also love spending said money. So, taxes are great and since prostitution is a business, it could be taxed if legalized and that would be just dandy.

3. Kind of like gay rights, a lot of people are opposed to prostitution from a moral, often religious standpoint. The problem with making things personal like this is that this is a secular country and therefore nothing should be judged based on religious principles (even though this happens anyway), and simple logic dictates that decisions based on personal feelings cannot represent a whole and should be thrown out or revised for mass consumption. With moral and religious points of view thrown out, prostitution poses no threat.

4. Sex is good. No matter what any soccer mom might tell their poor little church-going spawn, sex makes for a less pissed off person. You know that office worker who sits across the hall staring blankly into his monitor? If he could just get a little tang, he probably wouldn't come in tomorrow and blow your smug head off. Just FYI.

5. This country needs more jobs, and we all knew the attractive blonde who could never possibly get a job and who would/did end up in a trailer park, jobless, pumping out little bastards. If she had job, she would be helping the economy and herself, and her her little bastards.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but as you might be able to tell, I support the legalization.

EDIT: I just realized this debate has gone in a slightly different direction, oops.

03-26-2008, 09:26 AM	#78 (permalink)
RetroGunslinger eats puppies and shits rainbows Location: An Area of Space Occupied by a Population, SC, USA	The way I see it, there are a few (American) factors to consider: 1. In the Land of the Free, the basic idea is that if it does not harm a secular society, it should probably be legal. As far as I can tell, prostitution in certain Nevada counties works fine, they're safe, and there's a serious lack of pimps shooting other pimps so, using this as evidence, prostitution poses no serious threat to anyone. The girls are tested weekly (from what I remember) and condoms are a must, so it's a pretty secure business. 2. The government likes money. Unfortunately, they also love spending said money. So, taxes are great and since prostitution is a business, it could be taxed if legalized and that would be just dandy. 3. Kind of like gay rights, a lot of people are opposed to prostitution from a moral, often religious standpoint. The problem with making things personal like this is that this is a secular country and therefore nothing should be judged based on religious principles (even though this happens anyway), and simple logic dictates that decisions based on personal feelings cannot represent a whole and should be thrown out or revised for mass consumption. With moral and religious points of view thrown out, prostitution poses no threat. 4. Sex is good. No matter what any soccer mom might tell their poor little church-going spawn, sex makes for a less pissed off person. You know that office worker who sits across the hall staring blankly into his monitor? If he could just get a little tang, he probably wouldn't come in tomorrow and blow your smug head off. Just FYI. 5. This country needs more jobs, and we all knew the attractive blonde who could never possibly get a job and who would/did end up in a trailer park, jobless, pumping out little bastards. If she had job, she would be helping the economy and herself, and her her little bastards. That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but as you might be able to tell, I support the legalization. EDIT: I just realized this debate has gone in a slightly different direction, oops. __________________ It's a rare pleasure in this world to get your mind fucked. Usually it's just foreplay. M.B. Keene Last edited by RetroGunslinger; 03-26-2008 at 09:28 AM..