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I'm a whore. All actors are whores. We sell our bodies to the highest bidder. ~ William Holden

I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money. ~ Suzy Parker

People think I sit here and push buttons and get things accomplished. Well, I spent today kissing behinds. ~ Harry S. Truman

I did it for the loot, honey, always the loot. ~ Ava Gardner

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth. ~ Charlie Chaplin

I've been in trouble most of my life; I've done the most unutterable rubbish, all because of money. I didn't need it . . . the lure of the zeros was simply too great. ~ Richard Burton

Sometimes I feel like an old hooker. ~ Cher

Sometimes at the end of the day when I'm smiling and shaking hands, I want to kick them. ~ Richard Nixon

I am never quite sure if I am one of the cinema's elder statesmen or just the oldest whore on the block. ~ Joseph L. Mankiewicz

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money. ~ Marlon Brando

I made appearances at cocktail parties in Florida for $500 a pop, pretending to be an old friend of the host. ~ Mickey Rooney

I'd love to sell out completely. It's just that nobody has been willing to buy. ~ John Waters

Losing my virginity was a career move. ~ Madonna



Facts:
Legalization of prostitution ensures regulation and taxation of prostitution wages.

Legalization allows the police to deal with violent criminals, as opposed to spending the millions of dollars they do each year rounding up and locking up prostitutes and their customers. Our society would be better served if the police directed their efforts away from the activities of consenting adults and toward preventing and solving real crimes involving clear victims and injustices.

Legalization would increase the quality of lives for both the prostitutes and their customers because it would mean required medical examinations that would help reduce STDs. The health of the women in legal brothels supports this.

Legalization would eliminate exploitation from "pimps", allowing all prostitutes to work for themselves in a safe, controlled environment. They would not need "pimps", ergo that negative influence would be removed from the equation.

Legalization would empower the prostitute to report any crimes committed against her, significantly improving the probability of catching the criminals and preventing them from victimizing others. In many cases, it could deter them from committing the crimes in the first place. This is consistent with the European countries that enjoy much lower crime rates despite prostitution being legal.

Legalization would legitimize what prostitutes do, making them feel as part of the community instead of pushed to the outside and forgotten.

Legalization would allow more former prostitutes to move on into other careers. Most female criminals in jail started as prostitutes. This is because once a woman has been arrested for prostitution; she can never erase that stigma off of herself. She is not considered "hirable" by most professionals, and because of that she feels forced to continue in a life of prostitution since it's the only life that will "accept" her. Such women are prime targets for abusive "pimps", rape, exploitation, drug abuse, and crime. Legitimizing their profession would remove that stigma; it would remove their criminal status and allow these women who feel "stuck" to move on with their lives if they wish.


It is a silly question to ask a prostitute why she does it. These are the highest-paid "professional" women in America. Gail Sheehy


These facts aside, lets move on to personal rights and stop focusing on the prostitution minorities.

Laws against prostitution violate Americans' fundamental rights of individual liberty and personal privacy. The freedom to choose one's own reasons for having sex is an important and basic part of sexual freedom. In today’s free society, there is no reason for the government to tell someone that they cannot charge a fee for a service that they are otherwise at liberty to give away for free.

Selling is legal, and sex is legal, so why isn't selling sex legal? George Carlin

It is an economic exchange, like we all engage in countless times a day, every single day. It is not anymore degrading for the buyer or seller than any other professional transaction.

Let's face it, orgasms are arguably one of the best things we can experience. Prostitutes sell that pleasure, they nurture sexual pleasure. How can anyone honestly argue that bringing someone pleasure is degrading or detrimental or "wrong"?

The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.Brendan Behan

Some men who frequent prostitutes are unable to engage in sex by any other means. They are too shy, or they are disfigured, disabled, etc. Prostitutes provide them with an experience they would never have been able to have otherwise. A satisfying sex life is part of a healthy life - both mentally and physically. Prostitutes provide a valuable service, and have for thousands of years. Just like any number of other professionals.

The profession itself is not abusive. It's not degrading. It's not criminal and it's not enslavement. The things that sometimes go on around prostitution can be described as such, but those things are NOT prostitution, they are rape, abuse, enslavement. Those things occur to the extent they do only because prostitution is illegal. They do not occur in large numbers where prostitution is accepted and decriminalized. This has been shown time and again in areas where it is legal.

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As for the DoD... I disagree with most of their policies. After contracting with them for nearly 4 years, I swore I'd never contract with the government again.

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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.