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In reply to the discussion: The unspoken issue at the center of prostitution is causation [View all]Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)And you have expressed repeatedly that you do not believe that coercion by addiction, poverty or criminality undermines the ability to give consent. That is our fundamental disagreement. You accept that it might be purely coincidental that a woman with an addiction, or in poverty or with a pimp lingering around the corner will just happen to have sex with you in exchange for money at that very moment. Just as though you picked her up in the lunch line at an accounting conference and decided to head upstairs instead of attend the FASB session.
Yes, heavy regulation... criminals have always proven themselves to be very receptive to regulation. Cigarettes and Alcohol are both legal, yet there are billion dollar black market industries around evading taxes and regulations, usually to sell at a discount. But that would never happen in a noble regulated sex trade.