The argument is that the particular proposal would allow them to go after pimps more easily and effectively. It's fairly easy to identify, prosecute, and convict prostitues; and ridiculously difficult to do the same for pimps. By creating a criminal offense (which is what this law would do), there would be a cut-and-dry set of evaluations to determine whether someone is breaking the law. Under the table income is illegal, so this would be one way to get a handle on the issue -- if a pimp doesn't file an appropriate claim, the IRS can investigate his source of income, which can then be prosecuted as a white collar crime, which is much simpler.
I don't like the propsal myself, because it sets up the scenario for entrapment laws. And, there aren't standards within the sex worker industry in the first place. The government DOES need to end the exploitation of women and children, but needs to do so while protecting the rights of legal adults capable of making their own choices.
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Date: 2006-06-30 12:37 pm (UTC)I don't like the propsal myself, because it sets up the scenario for entrapment laws. And, there aren't standards within the sex worker industry in the first place. The government DOES need to end the exploitation of women and children, but needs to do so while protecting the rights of legal adults capable of making their own choices.