It’s john who pays in Sweden

Buffalo News ^ | 03/16/08 | By Karl Ritter

[NYpeanut]

Are they going to investigate Eliot's hooker for tax fraud?

[I_Like_Spam]

Are they going to investigate Eliot’s hooker for tax fraud?
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This investigation was initiated by the IRS, so I guess so.

[coloradan]

Sure, fishing expeditions are just peachy in a free society. P.S. she has until Apr 15 of this year to pay taxes on all income earned since Jan 1 2007.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Are they going to investigate Eliot's hooker for tax fraud?

Nope.

Gov. Spitzer's hooker gets immunity

[marktwain]

I wonder how they differentiate between a man who goes on a date, buys an expensive dinner, maybe a gift of jewelry, a who “loan’s” his “date” a $100, with one who gives her $100?

[tacticalogic]

Actually that seems to imply they’ve already investigated. If they’re offering her immunity from prosecution, they probably already know what she could be prosecuted for, which means they’ve already investigated.

[ari-freedom]

you have to target the supply, not the demand. and this applies to all kinds of things: abortion, taxes, monetary policy, etc.

[Mark was here]

If consenting adults want to trade services for cash that is just fine with me.

Just don't come crying to to taxpayer for help if you get some strange STD, I say suffer with it, you made your bed, now sleep in it.

Just be prepared to live with the consequences, that you brought upon your self.

[longun45]

Oh! Thats why rapes are up in Sweden.

[Boundless]

> I wonder how they differentiate between a man who
> goes on a date, buys an expensive dinner, ...

Prostitution is a class of “thought crime”.

It’s usually only illegal when the recipient of the
largess has no doubt about the nature of their role
in the relationship.

Usually the legal indiscretion is merely being
insufficiently discreet.
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The STDs, of course, make no such distinctions.

[csmusaret]

I thought Johns paid everywhere.

[tacticalogic]

I wonder how they differentiate between a man who goes on a date, buys an expensive dinner, maybe a gift of jewelry, a who “loan’s” his “date” a $100, with one who gives her $100

However they damn well please.

[cpdiii]

” paying for sex is punished by fines or up to six months in prison

I guess that means you do not have alimony in Sweden. :)

[blackdog]

An interesting idea which is presently how our political corruption penalties work. When a Clintonista takes cash from someone illegally, it's not the politician who goes to jail. This would be an interesting angle for drug dealers too.

Gee, do you think that this might be due to the fact that middle aged men who buy sex have deeper pockets than hookers?

"Welcome to the Mr.Obvious Show......"

[Cacique]

btt

[Abathar]

"Gee, do you think that this might be due to the fact that middle aged men who buy sex have deeper pockets than hookers? "

"Huh, I never made the connection. Thanks Mr. Obvious, your a lifesaver."

[blackdog]

The sump pump in the basement making growling noises like a bear was the funniest bit I’ve ever heard.

[BlazingArizona]

Why don’t liberals make matters clearer for all by just opening a season on men?

[marktwain]

“Gee, do you think that this might be due to the fact that middle aged men who buy sex have deeper pockets than hookers? “

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That could be part of it, I admit. I believe it is mostly just another “Men are evil, women can do no wrong” law.

[ktscarlett66]

Why not legalize it? The amount of money spent on rounding up street hookers and processing them through the legal system is unbelievable. Why don’t they spend that money helping the victims to get out of that kind of life? Or use it to arrest the pimps? I say legalize it, make it a legitimate business, tax it and make it safer. Sex is never going to go away and those who pay for it or take money for it aren’t either. Require testing, make it safer for the true victims (of rape or abuse) to report those crimes, and don’t allow control over them via pimps.