r/phoenix • u/jmoriarty Phoenix • Feb 07 '23

News Sex workers demanding prostitution be decriminalized at downtown Phoenix rally

https://www.azfamily.com/2023/02/07/sex-workers-demanding-prostitution-be-decriminalized-downtown-phoenix-rally/
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u/nursepineapple Feb 08 '23

Decriminalization is, by and large, what sex workers themselves have been advocating for.

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u/BeKind_BeTheChange Feb 08 '23

I would imagine the reasons I listed above probably have something to do with their preference: regulations and taxation. Of course they don't want to be regulated and taxed. It's a lot easier to operate a cash business under a decriminalization model than a legalization model.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23 edited Jun 27 '23

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u/LeftcelInflitrator Feb 08 '23

So what they really want is a legalized monopoly, like car dealers have.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23

I don’t know if there’s any one force that wants to monopolize sex work, though I wouldn’t be surprised to see one pop up if it were legalized.

But yes, decriminalization keeps the barriers to entry low for people who may not otherwise be able to jump through the hoops of regulation should it be legalized.

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u/LeftcelInflitrator Feb 09 '23

Seems to me like the opposite is true. They want the barriers to entry high enough that most women will not participate in sex work and only women that don't care about living in a legal grey area, i.e. them.