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Probably because they have a strong safety net and there's not enough Dutch men and women willing to engage in sex work to meet demand. I would also imagine th
by quinnchr 13y ago
Probably because they have a strong safety net and there's not enough Dutch men and women willing to engage in sex work to meet demand.
I would also imagine the demand is much higher since it is illegal in surrounding areas and most of the world. If that weren't they case I'm guessing demand would be much lower. It's a problem that can't be solved in isolation.
- Fede_V 13y agoNot trying to strawman you, but are you arguing that if we removed the social safety net, more people would have to engage in sex work out of necessity?
- quinnchr 13y agoYes? Is the idea that poverty and sex work are linked contentious? Seems like a case of direct causation to me. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_46571.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_46571.html http://www.iasociety.org/Abstracts/A2190151.aspx http://www.iasociety.org/Abstracts/A2190151.aspx http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~jejackso/Poverty%20and%20Prostitution.htm http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~jejackso/Poverty%20and%20Prostitut... http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/08/prostitution-and-poverty-in-the-uk/ http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/08/prostitution-and-pove...
- diminoten 13y agoDo you have any evidence whatsoever to support this idea?