We are at a turning point!
I have started a new thread: Messages to city hall.
[url]http://www.usasexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?9785-Messages-to-city-hall&p=1135332#post1135332[/url]
Since we are all being monitored on this site, perhaps it is now time to let those in power know how we feel.
This hobby has been one of the best things to happen to me and I want it legalized.
The problem is most of us hide in the shadows (for practical reasons).
I have proposals on how we could eventually legalize brothels.
I think that the District of Columbia would be the best place to try and start this.
Imagine how glorious is could be.
Brothels no longer paying bribes to corrupt police forces. Ladies earning the money they deserve.
The current economic environment offers us a great opportunity to legalize, the answer [b]TAX SEX WORK![/b]
I am ready to fight, please join and contribute to this thread if you feel the same as I do.
Let it be a bridge between us and government!
[highlight]Lets create a safe and profitable environment for sex work![/highlight]
Why gambling and not brothels?
When I was born only two states had legal gambling, Nevada and New Jersey.
Since then almost every state has legalized gambling to some degree in an attempt to fix budget problems.
When I was born only one state had legal brothels, Nevada.
Why have other states not joined? The Nevada experiment has been a success.
[QUOTE=Tsi Tsa; 1135398]There are benefits to legalizing this, one main benefit is safety. There is no safety for the ladies, the gentlemen, and the location if something should go wrong. She cannot call the police, you cannot, completely compromising everyone's security.
Countries that legalize this usually tax the business owner for running this type of business. The business then runs according to government standards, (that usually set safety, and hygiene standards for the establishment) , and require the business to show proof that their employees are safe through blood tests.
But I doubt of any political movements holding ground any time soon on this issue. [/QUOTE]
Yah, USA is missing the point
Fellows. I'm Canadian of Belgian descent, where I made my rounds in Quebec as a young one in legal institutions.
I now live in Bangkok (here, in DC briefly for work) and I can truly say, countries or municipalities who understand the economic benefits of our hobby are the enlightened ones. I was in BKK during the red-shirts last year and the economy suffered significantly during that time. Tourism dropped, stores closed, everything halted. Yes- because of protests, but there was also a significant vacuum in the economy because my fellow mongers shied away. Only now have things gotten back to normal economically.
It's been mentioned already in this thread, but where gov'ts get it right, workers are carefully screened for STDs (bad for business if a monger turns up drippy) , businesses are properly taxed, everything is licensed and for the most part orderly. Sure there are still pushy touts, and rip offs to be had. But for the most part, the scene is safe, fun and constant. And that's why places like Singapore, Bangkok, and others are climbing the economic ladder.
USA is always funny to me. So puritanical (appearingly) but also so violent. Ok- off my soap box. Sorry.
Really, I'm sorry the AMP scene has these ebbs and flows here in DC. And moreso, I'm sorry the ladies who work in them are losing their livelihoods, their inability to send their families remittances, subsidize educations, etc.
Sucks for the game, but really boyz it sucks for the girls we enjoy.
[QUOTE=Max #01; 1136507]I've been lucky enough to have traveled regularly to Europe. The hobby is 100% legal in countries like Germany. I go back there and spend my money on hotels, food, and rental cars. Pouring hundreds of Euros into their economy. To participate in the hobby.
DC's AMPs allow us to invest in a quality product while depositing a lot of dollars into the city coffers.
They just don't get it.
FYI, I can't believe the cop offered $200 right after the table shower.
I agree with previous posters. We need to make the rounds of our favorite businesses and assure them we will protect them as best as we can.[/QUOTE]