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There really is only one appropriate solution for this and that is universal basic income.

• jacobtracey 10y ago
  lol
• yladiz 10y ago
  This really ignores the reality of sex trafficking. Sure, sometimes you become a prostitute because you need money for you or your family, but much of the time it's against your will[See 1, page 13 PP 3]. A universal basic income will not solve that. A UBI may help a prostitute get out of their profession, because many do want to leave and money is a large concern[See 1, page 14 PP 1], but that still ignores other issues such as health issues e.g. STDs and addiction to drugs. 1: See https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/238796.pdf https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/238796.pdf
  • oldmanjay 10y ago
    Is there any source for your partition estimation?
• BigJono 10y ago
  I love the concept of UBI as a way to offset jobs lost due to automation, but I have no clue how people think it is supposed to become a replacement for other forms of welfare. In Australia, our welfare system pays around $250/week and it's about the right amount to live on without starving or being kicked out of your house. We have 24 million people. To pay them all $250/week we'd have to spend $312B/year. Our entire current federal budget is $450B/year. I don't see how this works. Not in the slightest. Even if we used all the current allocation for welfare (~120B) and cut out all the administrative overhead that's only ~$100/week. Nowhere near enough to live on. I can't speak for America or elsewhere, but a UBI here would be enough to stop anyone from taking up prostitution to support themselves. Not even close.