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Originally Posted by RichardNixon
Save your breath, Annie Calhoun.
I know full well the difference between "legalization" and "decriminalization."
The hobby will be legalized and regulated eventually and that is good. Uncle Sam will get his fair share and the dark corners and criminal element not part of the main stream hobby who victimize people will still be criminals.
If you think the federal government will ever just throw up its hands and "decriminalize" prostitution ... well, let's just say you are very naive.
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I'm not Annie Calhoun - I do not know her, never seen her ... never really heard of her until this thread.
Where did I address you at all in my post? I addressed Annie's comments not yours.
Now ... can you point out where in my post I said that the government wouldn't "legalize" and regulate the hobby? Pffft! The government wants it's "cut" of everything - it's the biggest mafia going and that's how they work.
What I'm saying - is that WE SHOULD want decriminalization over legalization. Legalization is okay - it does move providers across the line of being "law breakers" and allows them to operate in the clear light of day. And - it would allow them the protection of LE instead of being constantly victimized by LE.
But ... "legalization" means a lot of things. It means taxes - it means you, Mr. Hobbyist - get to pay Uncle Sam for playing.
It means ... shit like the Porn industry in Los Angeles is having to deal with concerning that new proposition that is forcing them to comply with CALOSHA standards and wear condoms in every scene. Actually, CALOSHA has stated that they'll have to comply with all the OSHA rules - including wearing protective clothing and face shields where there is a hazard of "body fluid splashage".
EDIT: Don't confuse this as a statement by me in favor of barebacking - it's not. What I'm saying here is that ridiculous laws and regulations will dreamed up for this hobby and providers and hobbyists will be forced to abide.
It means - all providers will be tested for diseases. Yay?! Well, WHO is going to test them for disease? Is there going to be an agency set up to coordinate all this? How many workers do we have to hire on the taxpayer dole to pay for this?
But I understand your position - Richard Nixon was a big spending Republican you know - and probably would have been all about the legalization route.
EDIT: He was also a cheap-ass - and supported wage and price controls.
Sorry to be so terse - but you really got my gander up when you called me someone I'm not and then called me out on a post where I wasn't talking to you.
Oh well.