Legalizing prostitution... pros and cons

[donna]

Here in Kalgoorlie we have three legal brothels. Here is a link to one of them,
http://www.theredhouse.com.au/index.html
If you click on the menu for Services you get the latest prices.
They are fully controlled and medical checks are compulsory for the "Ladies"
Everyone knows they are there and they create a lot of tourist interest. They provide a service that is well patronised in a town that has many single men due to the mining boom here at the moment.


Kalgoorlie also has a large percentage of families as well, we have 11 schools and I have raised 5 children here.Having brothels in town has given the town a bit of a reputation as being a rough tough town, but in reality it hasnt interfeared with the everyday occurences you would expect of any country town.

 

[AceHBK]

Here in Kalgoorlie we have three legal brothels. Here is a link to one of them,
http://www.theredhouse.com.au/index.html
If you click on the menu for Services you get the latest prices.
They are fully controlled and medical checks are compulsory for the "Ladies"
Everyone knows they are there and they create a lot of tourist interest. They provide a service that is well patronised in a town that has many single men due to the mining boom here at the moment.


Kalgoorlie also has a large percentage of families as well, we have 11 schools and I have raised 5 children here.Having brothels in town has given the town a bit of a reputation as being a rough tough town, but in reality it hasnt interfeared with the everyday occurences you would expect of any country town.

Prices aint too bad when converted into USD. Usually about the cost of a high end call girl.
Heck some women make way less than that if your in a competitive market or in a place where people don't make a lot of money.

 

[Big Don]

$208 an hour in US Dollars...
Dinner: $75 to $100.
Movies: $40ish
Drinks: $60
tips: at least $30...
Or
KNOWING you are getting some from the beginning... PRICELESS

 

[Big Don]

Oh, Donna,
I clicked on the link and saw they had souveniers so, I clicked...
What exactly is a "Stubby Holder" other than an unfortunate turn of phrase in American English?

 

[ChadWarner]

Anything made illegal is nothing short of an 'earner' for the criminal fraternity. The Black Market exists solely to circumvent government controls of a product, or in the case under discussion, a service.

I don't know as I could ever stand the internal 'shame' of forming a business transaction with a prostitute but I can think of several circumstances in which a man would have either the choice of celebacy or the choice of direct payment for sex.

Given that the professional is world renowned as the "Oldest" and that thousands of years of religious attempts to remove it have failed, perhaps the time is right for a little pragmatism?

If organised crime still muscles in on the act then the problem becomes of a different character and is really the subject of a whole other discourse.

I can't say I agree with your statements. Organized crime syndicates just find loopholes in the law to circumvent. I don't suppose it matters to them if the trade is legal or not. Organized crime has infultrated many businesses that are typically legit. I don't see how that changes the discourse being discussed. The government favors the corporate world and that is why life in the US is changing. Here in the US the tax code is regressive so powerful corps can show a loss and not pay their fair share of taxes. This will happen if drugs and prostitution are to become legal. Not that they are taxed now but it will open up another can of worms that the US doesnt have recources to police.

 

[Tez3]

Oh, Donna,
I clicked on the link and saw they had souveniers so, I clicked...
What exactly is a "Stubby Holder" other than an unfortunate turn of phrase in American English?

I've got a couple at home, very useful on a warm night.

 

[Big Don]

I've got a couple at home, very useful on a warm night.

You're a lot of help...
I googled it last night.

 

[AceHBK]

$208 an hour in US Dollars...
Dinner: $75 to $100.
Movies: $40ish
Drinks: $60
tips: at least $30...
Or
KNOWING you are getting some from the beginning... PRICELESS

This right here is so true....lol
I have never "directly" paid for sex. (iI see dating as indirectly paying for it.)

Perfect example...last firday I went out with a chick..here is the rundown of the cost.

Gas: $30.00
Food & Drinks: $75.00 (woulda been higher if I didn't eat just a salad.)
Now if we would have went to a movie add some more.

$105 and I got a handshake and a hug.

Now...
for $50 you can get a rub and tug.For $100 you can get a full service...leaving u with $5 to spare and you get a "happy ending"

 

[donna]

A "stubby holder" is a holder for you drink to keep it cold. We like cold beer here:lol2:
Much of our beer comes in small bottles called "stubbies"

 

[BrandiJo]

A "stubby holder" is a holder for you drink to keep it cold. We like cold beer here:lol2:
Much of our beer comes in small bottles called "stubbies"

Ohh we have those too lol... i was thinking stubby... umm a not so kind name for the male members anatomy? lol

 

[Cryozombie]

Ohh we have those too lol... i was thinking stubby... umm a not so kind name for the male members anatomy? lol

I was thinking of those austrailian shorts that guys wear... Stubbies.

 

[Steel Tiger]

Here in Kalgoorlie we have three legal brothels. Here is a link to one of them,
http://www.theredhouse.com.au/index.html
If you click on the menu for Services you get the latest prices.
They are fully controlled and medical checks are compulsory for the "Ladies"
Everyone knows they are there and they create a lot of tourist interest. They provide a service that is well patronised in a town that has many single men due to the mining boom here at the moment.


Kalgoorlie also has a large percentage of families as well, we have 11 schools and I have raised 5 children here.Having brothels in town has given the town a bit of a reputation as being a rough tough town, but in reality it hasnt interfeared with the everyday occurences you would expect of any country town.

Canberra also has legalised prostitution and has had for a long time. All the brothels, there are maybe a dozen, are in the same part of town and in the 22 years I have lived hear I have never heard of any trouble coming from that quarter.

It certainly has not had a detrimental affect on Canberra, in either tourism or reputation. And its not like nobody knows about it either. For a long time it was well known that Canberra was the only place in Australia where there was legal prostitution and hardcore porn, and yet people still visited to see Parliament House and the War Memorial. Just goes to show nobody outside the industry really cares.