The downturn afflicting Nevada's legal bordellos leaves one tenacious critic of prostitution with mixed feelings. Melissa Farley, a long-time activist who has studied Nevada's brothels in detail, says that women who end up working in such establishments are already victims of economic woe.
"I'm glad to see the pimps in trouble, But I'm not happy to see any shred of additional economic stress on women who work in prostitution," she says.
Or on any ordinary person who is trying to make a living.
Sex feels the credit squeeze in Nevada [The Observer]
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]]>$1200 goes a real long way in Thailand.. just saying.
]]>Seriously, make weekly blood tests part of the requirement for the job and offer a "subscriber plan" for returning customers (with free blood tests) and watch the tax money accumulate.
]]>I wonder if this place takes frito chips as payment?
]]>Besides, to all the comments that "omg cat house sez they charge 2 much lower prices and itll get better durr": another study said that the cheapest prostitutes weren't having as much trouble, true -- but it noted that the extremely high end prostitutes (Think Eliot Spitzer) were still doing well too. I doubt they've lowered prices much if at all.
]]>Hey, pimpin' ain't easy. They knew that when they got into the business.
]]>@Saboth: From what I remember of watching the Cathouse series on HBO, these women charge anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 per hour.
CrAzY.....
]]>I'm not sure what all the dancing around is for, exactly, but it seems to me that guys wouldn't necessarily want to talk about the negotiated price because it follows that the negotiated price is proportional to how fugly the guy is.
That said, according to Marc Perkel, in any given city, a good prostitute will cost you about the same per hour as a good lawyer.
]]>It should be. God knows it's a renewable resource. Volume ladies, volume.
]]>I've seen 2 posts stating they charge way too much, but I've yet to see a dollar amount. What is way too much? $500? $1000?
]]>No, they are extraordinary!
]]>The challenge for brothels is to "brand" the service as bottled waters have done, in order to attract the general public. But this may be problematic.
]]>@John Henschen: They don't want "tire kickers" but real buyers...
My understanding is that these places are a considerable way from Las Vegas, etc so you have to commit to at least an hour or more drive. I don't know for sure as I have never been to those establishments. I have limited knowledge of illegal alternatives...
]]>@savdavid: They charge the prices because they can and because it is a "legal" place. Just like a DRM and copyright legal dvd costs $49.95 versus a street copy that costs $5...
]]>@raleel: That is definitely an observation for the cats at the "Freakonomics" Blog on the NYT's site...
]]>@Radi0logy: "Free showers" were often a benefit for long haul truckers. Many truck stops offer a free shower with the purchase of a certain amount of diesel fuel which for truckers can easily be in the 100 gallon range...
]]>@AngryK9: The workers and owners already pay taxes to the IRS so it IS a legitimate profession..
]]>@j-o-h-n: Hmm...Government regulated hookers...Think of all of the senators and other government officials that would no longer have to worry about losing their jobs...
]]>It's kind of fascinating in a sort of Bizarro-world kind of way. On one hand, I'm still aware of the cultural issues with prostitution. On the other hand, it's still a business, and is trying to make ends meet.
]]>@Jim Topoleski: There is an excellent book by Alexa Albert called "Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women" which goes into the subject of pimps and their women in legalized brothels. While many women enter the business of their own volition, there are many, many more who find themselves saddled with a pimp ("boyfriend") who then regulates how much the women work and how much money is sent back to the pimps. It's a real eye-opener of a book and if you are at all interested in the business it's a great read.
]]>Us prostitutes ARE ordinary people!!! [runs away crying]
]]>"I'm glad to see the pimps in trouble, But I'm not happy to see any shred of additional economic stress on women who work in prostitution,"
Because from what I have seen of Nevada's Prostitution situation, the women WANT to be doing what they are and many are fully capable of holding other jobs but like the money and the sex.
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