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Re: The economic benefits of Porn ‘n’ Pot
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Fri, 2 May 2003 17:51:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> Moral issues aside, this makes interesting reading:
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> With pot and porn outstripping corn, America's black economy is flying high
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,947692,00.html
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> Marijuana, pornography and illegal labour have created a hidden market in
> the United States which now accounts for as much as 10% of the American
> economy, according to a study. As a cash crop, marijuana is believed to have
> outstripped maize, and hardcore porn revenue is equal to Hollywood's
> domestic box office takings.
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> We live in interesting times.
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> Scott A
Seriously, why isn't this stuff legal? Forget the moral issues--what is the
downside to legalizing pot? And isn't porn already legal? Can't I walk
into AOV and buy por nmovies/magazines?
I would love to hear a debate on legalizing prostitution take place without
morals cropping up. Same with pot--if smoking/booze is legal, why not pot?
Saying then why don't we legalize heroine/cocaine... well, why not? Is an
alcoholic just as addicted to booze as a junkie? And if it's legal it can
be *regulated*.
Anyway, stuff thrown out there.
Dave K
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| (...) The reason you won't hear a debate about porn and prostitution without morals cropping up is that that is the ONLY argument against these issues. The worst thing the US Supreme Court ever did to free speech was to define obscenity as community (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Please note before I start that these are not necessarily my views, but arguments against these two things not based on morality. As for pornography and prostitution, every time a strip club, adult bookstore, or house of prostitution opens up, (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Moral issues aside, this makes interesting reading: With pot and porn outstripping corn, America's black economy is flying high (URL) pornography and illegal labour have created a hidden market in the United States which now accounts for as much as (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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