tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post7968676880253380645..comments2023-10-29T10:54:58.681-04:00Comments on Vox Baby: Governor Spitzer, We Hardly Knew YouAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-73281291258811277182009-04-06T05:42:00.000-04:002009-04-06T05:42:00.000-04:00Keep up the great work, you are providing a great ...Keep up the great work, you are providing a great resource on the Internet here!Basketball Pickshttp://www.sportsbettingsystemx.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-9552161417947369092008-03-13T10:05:00.000-04:002008-03-13T10:05:00.000-04:00Yesterday's news carried an item mentioning that 2...Yesterday's news carried an item mentioning that 25% of teen girls have an STD, mostly HPV.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what percentage of prostitutes have HPV if 25% is the stat for teen girls (younger and with more limited sexual experiences) ?? <BR/><BR/>80 or 90 percent? And how does legalizing prostitution control that?<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Spitzer almost certainly has HPV. She should be tested and jack up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-53703890200270464822008-03-12T23:40:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:40:00.000-04:00As you pointed out adulterous behavior on the part...As you pointed out adulterous behavior on the part of wife or husband frequently result in divorce. The "other woman" or "other man" is one of the primary reasons for divorce in the US. Given this fact it is difficult to understand how the prostitute "complements" the marriage.<BR/><BR/>So exactly how does adultery with prostitutes "complement" or aid to maintaining the long term contract of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-85549722348184220552008-03-12T23:00:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:00:00.000-04:00You have it wrong Andrew. The services of high-en...You have it wrong Andrew. The services of high-end prostitutes are or can be complements to marriages not substitutes. As evidence, note that 90% or more of the buyers are married. Note that these men have alternatives - namely divorce and marrying a younger woman - which many of them also do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-11787578400078645422008-03-12T21:43:00.000-04:002008-03-12T21:43:00.000-04:00I actually wrote a paper, in Richmond, Virginia, i...I actually wrote a paper, in Richmond, Virginia, in 1977 calling for the legalization of prostitution-- the other economic benefits being the reallocation of criminal justice resources, taxation opportunities and public health. That said, while the life might even be glamorous on some, $4300 per tryst, level, the rest of the scene is degrading to buyers and sellers alike. I think, though, on A Red Mind in a Blue Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423945703299761676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-28206438103885265482008-03-12T19:57:00.000-04:002008-03-12T19:57:00.000-04:00Well I wouldn't want it in my neighborhood. Like g...Well I wouldn't want it in my neighborhood. Like gambling it doesn't generate new wealth in the local economy, just redistributes some so it is a wash in that respect.<BR/><BR/>And like gambling, there are hidden costs to society (increased incidence of certain diseases, decreased lifespan of workers in that industry, increased crime, Spitzer-type domestic problems, etc.)<BR/><BR/>I've known a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-56437167856386870212008-03-12T16:47:00.000-04:002008-03-12T16:47:00.000-04:00Yes, the bundling of services is what makes the lo...Yes, the bundling of services is what makes the long-term contractual market more interesting than the spot market for me, too, :-). <BR/><BR/>But the reduction to one service in the argument is only for ease of exposition. The services don't have to be perfect substitutes--they only have to be substitutable. Would most women supplying the substitute feel better or worse about more conspicuousAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-10750918537466709032008-03-12T15:45:00.000-04:002008-03-12T15:45:00.000-04:00This analysis reduces seller and sellers of substi...This analysis reduces seller and sellers of substitutes to being providers of one service only: sex. <BR/><BR/>But the "sellers of substitute" often provide emotional support, longer term commitment, and possibility of marriage/children. You can't ask the prostitute to change the oil in the car or mow the lawn. The prostitute doesn't usually cook meals or clean the house or do your laundry eitherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com