Let`s forget about “happy” fantasies. Most women are forced into prostitution by coercion or economic hardship. The work often boils down to bought rape. Prostitution is, by definition, humiliating for women. It reduces them to goods that can be bought, sold and misused. Given that the vast majority of prostitutes are women, legalization would reinforce their oppression by male-dominated societies and be a clear affront to the concept of gender equality. The removal of legal barriers will send a message to new generations of men that women are mere sexual commodities. British laws “make life harder for those who are supposed to protect them by eliminating the possibility of building informal networks of self-regulation and protection,” said Luke Gittos, a columnist for Spiked Online, in an article titled “Britain`s Crazy Prostitution Laws.” Legalizing and regulating prostitution will make life safer for sex workers and help crush the pimps and trafficking gangs they exploit. Traffickers thrive because the sex trade is driven underground.
Legalize it, and they will disappear. Prostitutes will feel safer when they no longer fear prosecution. Police will be able to focus their resources on fighting the real bad guys – the criminal gangs that exploit sex workers. The experiences of countries such as Nevada, Switzerland and New Zealand show that legalized and regulated prostitution works. Globally, the prostitution trade is worth $186 billion, according to the www.havocscope.com website, which analyzes the underground economy. Revenues of this magnitude could generate a lot of tax revenue. It is estimated that legalizing prostitution in the United States could bring tax authorities about $20 billion a year. In Germany, which liberalized its prostitution laws in 2002, the legal industry is worth around €16 billion and tax revenues make a significant contribution to some urban budgets. It is time for the sex industry to be taxed like any other business so that this income can benefit society.
Over the past decade, the country has become known as the “brothel of Europe,” The Guardian reported. A 2011 United Nations survey found it to be the third largest prostitution capital in the world after Thailand and Puerto Rico. Proponents of legalizing prostitution believe it would reduce crime, improve public health, increase tax revenues, lift people out of poverty, get prostitutes off the streets, and allow consenting adults to make their own decisions. They say prostitution is a victimless crime, especially in the 10 counties in Nevada where it remains legal. 2. It may encourage trafficking in human beings. Trafficking in human beings, especially children, is widespread in some parts of the world and even within a country. Given that poverty leads some parents to sell their children to sexual predators, this is alarming, and when prostitution is legal, more children are forced to work in sex. “The Netherlands has a long tradition of regulated tolerance of prostitution. In addition to the well-known window prostitution in red-light districts, the Dutch government also regulates other parts of the sex industry. “In laws that legalize and attempt to regulate prostitution, health check cards are often issued to women.
Theoretically, the cards can be presented to buyers as proof that the women have been tested and are free of disease. Even though women are tested for medical conditions, the tests are unreliable and invalid because many tests take days or weeks to get the results. Meanwhile, women are seeing more men who could be infected. The main reason for prostitution is poverty and unemployment. Nowadays, there is so much poverty that encourages people to engage in prostitution. Due to unemployment, many people opt for prostitution in order to earn some money with this work. The debate on the decriminalization of prostitution is endless, given people`s differing opinions on legal, moral and health issues. And since this act is real and present, legal or not, the government, community people and sex workers themselves should make their own contribution. Legalization would benefit not only individuals and sex workers, but also the state. Imposing taxes on brothels would reduce interest rates and thus bring a salary to the state. It is estimated that prostitution causes 21 lakh crore on an annual premise.
At the point where costs are high, customers also fall, and if interest decreases, it would fall into such exercises. As Richard Posner has pointed out, when such exercises are imposed, interest in similar exercises decreases. The higher the costs, the lower the interest rates. As he suggests, tax avoidance or value seizure is the best response to crime. It would also reduce brutality, i.e. trade, attack, etc. “Consensual sex is legal. But as soon as one party offers money to another in exchange for sex and that money is voluntarily accepted, it is considered prostitution, which is illegal. This is hypocritical, illogical and unnecessary – and it must stop. Would you like to discuss this issue with others? Join our debate “Should prostitution be legalised across Europe?” and add your thoughts in the comments section! Prostitution may be seen as a gift to the sex industry. More and more girls will think about making a future for themselves in the sex industry.