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Why is it illegal to sell something that is perfectly fine to give away for free?
Free? We pay, Thor, we always pay.
Why is it illegal to sell something that is perfectly fine to give away for free?
Prostitution is the world's oldest profession.
They are higher risk. It's common sense.
What is stupid is someone that opposes regulation wants the whole population regulated since the high risk individuals are being regulated. What is stupid is that some people can't compromise.
Could be a simple fix to the whole thing, license it like any other regulated area such as service industry(alcohol), medical, insurance, etc. then any regulations pertaining are perfectly legitimate because it's working under the contract of that license. I wouldn't have a problem with a state health board having the authority to require routine STD testing and having a theft of service charge available to anyone who would skip out. And, at that point pimps could be put out of business because there would be legal recourse to the women abused by Johns.BTW: voted "yes" in the poll. I might have gone for the "Decriminalize and heavily regulate it." option except that the "heavily" could be just as bad as just outright banning it.
Free? We pay, Thor, we always pay.
But, this ignores the magical ability of market forces to fix any social ill. I can't believe you don't already know this.
Should prostitution be legalized?
So what? Why wouldn't the industry face this issue when they already know it's a problem?
For one, it is entirely arbitrary where you put the line, and for another, some people have a lot of sex that aren't prostitutes.
I was pointing out the absurdity of your argument, not supporting a position.
I don't get it. Why can government fix problems that the people can not? Why are those men somehow able to do something no one else can? Why can they put in place testing for HIV, but for some reason those in business can not? Just ignore the fact that business did in fact put in place HIV testing before government regulation for your argument, thanks.
Then how come health departments still find restaurants that have to be shut down. Say it with me, "The market is reactive."
You seem to be the only one who doesn't understand. I can't help you.
Strip clubs don't have mandatory HIV testing. Do you know what happens in the "Champagne Room"?
Because not everyone in the market will do the same thing. Do you enjoy finding the douchebag in the crowd to say all people are douchebags?
I understand perfectly. Everyone is at risk, but you decided the amount of risk someone puts themselves in is actually a rational basis to treat people differently, and not a completely arbitrary one that you just made up.
Something champagne related?
I don't get it. Why can government fix problems that the people can not? Why are those men somehow able to do something no one else can? Why can they put in place testing for HIV, but for some reason those in business can not?
Imo, only on a state-by-state basis, as voted on by the general populace.
I'll just say that you get what you pay for.
The answer to your question is "they could, but they won't". You are asking the wrong questions.
The better question is "Why do people act against the broader interests society when they are acting under the influence of market forces?" One of the answers to this question is very simple. Because the logical incentives sometimes engendered by market forces encourage actions which run counter to the interests of society, and many people act to further their own selfish interests over the interests of others. These people are acting in accord with perfect logic and self interest.
Other answers are not as simple, but yield the same result. For example, some people are short sighted, while at the same time they are also selfish. They see short term gain, and can't see that in the long term they are likely be worse off. Forecasting into the longer term is complex and sometimes requires knowledge and training to assess likely outcomes.
In some scenarios, society can act deliberately through government to overcome these deficiencies of market systems.
Clients must register under real name and validate in writing that they have no medical conditions or diseases that are transmissible. Lying should warrant quite a few years in prison. I'm thinking of things like HIV here.
Strip clubs don't have mandatory HIV testing. Do you know what happens in the "Champagne Room"?
Pfff. Unlikely.
"Champagne room" is basically code for "con guys too drunk or inexperienced to know any better into wasting $300.00 on a really long lap dance."
I forget who it was, but someone from this forum posted a very amusing anecdote about that situation a few weeks back.
Do you enjoy framing my position dishonestly?
Not all risk is equal. Having hundreds of partners is a greater risk than having one or a few.
Was in it in the "cuddle" thread in the Tavern?
That was probably me. :lol:
Oh my God, it was you! That was hilarious, man!
Also, I feel like now would be a good time to remark on how ironic it is that your avatar is one of the most influential pimps in Westeros' upper echelon, and you want prostitution to be a state level decision.