Yes, obviously profit is a prime motivator. The question I'm posing is if the profit is worth the image-hit the greater Thai culture/brand is taking. It's cer

Yes, obviously profit is a prime motivator. The question I'm posing is if the profit is worth the image-hit the greater Thai culture/brand is taking. It's certainly possible to have both, there are other countries that have legalized the sex industry without tarnishing the greater cultural brand. See Netherlands, Germany, etc. The sex trade in these countries also seems more heavily regulated... for example you never hear about child molestors flocking to Amsterdam.... (I can buy why this is the case in Cambodia, etc. but Thai is a relatively developed and modernized country...) Thailand's sex industry is also distinct in that it heavily markets itself to foreign sex tourism. This is in contrast to other Asian countries where the sex trade is basically locals-only (see Korea, Japan, etc.). I'm surprised I had to clarify my post for you. Perhaps english and common sense are not native to you. :P