Here’s a thought… how about legalizing prostitution? Now… how about Taxing said legalized prostitution? That’s right, I said it! Lets tax people getting screwed, like all the rest of us getting screwed by tax. Kidding of course, about the tax screwing us I mean, I’m dead serious about the legalizing of prostitution, and taxing it.
For ease of mind, I will debate the pros and cons for you now.
Against:
Legalizing prostitution will send the statistics rocketing, take your pick of which ones; Aids/HIV/STD’s, crime, drug abuse, human trafficking, the list is endless. (let’s be honest, it’s not like we are living in Utopia at this moment, we are/were faced with these problems from the get go.) Not to mention that prostitution is commercially exploitable (of course it is, sex sells doesn’t it). And that it holds no moral values to that of a community, or city. Prostitution is a degrading abuse against woman, and a repression against woman by men (so is our day to day living standards where alcohol abuse and domestic violence is leading the polls of increasing crime against woman). Legalizing this after dark special will only lead to the determent of the city and government. It, like all illegal happenings should be irradiated from society like a cancerous cell (Bringing it out in the open would be the first step I would assume, you irradiate it the moment you make it legal and not a sin for all culprits to hide in the shadows). The establishments that will be set up to house these deeds will negatively affect the area where it is situated and have property value diminish, more so than the influx of foreign residence in pop up apartment complexes (who’s not to say or know that it may even lift the standards of current living situations of half our population at the moment.)
For:
Now on the other hand, legalizing prostitution will better our current stance of affairs (How, by making it more acceptable for affairs outside a union of marriage, having more public figures engage in it openly than in the dark like they do now?). Reduce the crime against women and men because unlike contrary belief a small percentage of prostitutes are male (Or just give way for more and more syndicates to open up these establishments to exploit more and more [wo]man for greater profits?). Also improving the health awareness of the public (How, this will result in more status being withheld for fear of not being able to continue with the practice due to your status), increasing our countries revenue with taxable earnings (who will set that up, we are just allowing another form of corruption to filter through. Who’s not to say that greed will prevent them from disclosing their income? Why not tax the taxi association, because like prostitution you have no control over how to regulate or record their income. ), it will fight against an ever increasing poverty epidemic we are faced with (surely there are other forms of fighting poverty than legalizing prostitution? Why not start a industrial workshop to educate more workers, start exporting raw material, take on contracts from other countries to supply fabricated equipment, garments, steal works etc. The possibilities are there, we should not just jump at the easiest form of it.) . Legalizing prostitution will take them off the streets, cleaning up the image perceived when driving past most of the known illegal operating areas. Primarily, legalization will lead to a more conscious and responsible act in which consenting adults will have the choice of making.
My conclusion is this; A productive result can be reached by using the taxable revenue from prostitution. A free or partially free medical care can be provided. Educational outreach, homeless self sufficient programs, extra contribution to pensioners are but some initiatives that can be addressed. Both sides have valid points to fight against or for it. Your views are yours, your believes are yours, but this country is ours, and at our current rate we might not have a self sufficient and producing continuous society for our comming generations. This is merely one form of utilizing a very sad, brutal, but common occurrence like prostitution that a positive outcome can be birthed from.
You may not agree with this, or you may. But bare in mind that no matter which side you find yourself on, you have a ‘beings’ responsibility to try and better your current surroundings, for yourself and your fellow ‘beings’.
Good day and good luck.
From
The Presidents Desk
