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[Dystopia]

This is a very simplistic argument - Why should I visit a regulated brothel when it costs 50€ for a session when the street prostitute provides a full service for 15€? Oh, and don't even start on quality - Some street prostitutes are attractive and efficient. Why should I trust the government to provide me drugs if I've used the same dealer for 10 years? Do you think people magically decide to change suppliers because one is a public entity? In fact, I have bad experiences with government services on a general rule, so why should I trust it for drugs?  I'm not saying regulation is a bad idea, I'm saying that's a simplistic idea and it's not how it works.

No one is saying that the illegal prostitution would be put out of business. But it would make a difference.

I believe so, but that is only possible with coherent, wise and economically rational measures - People like to pretend it's very simple, and I like to point out that's wrong. I think a system to regulate prostitution should be realistic and not idealistic. With the amounts of taxes that exist, prices would be so high that it will be far away from erasing illegal prostitution. From what I know (thanks youtube videos) prostitutes in the Netherlands charge 50€ for a normal service, that's a super high price compared to prostitutes who work just 5Km away from my house - sometimes I'm in the car or just walking by and some of them will say "Hey honey, it's just 10€ for a full service)".

I also have a doubt - Why do some people always ignore that some prostitutes just DON'T want to work in a regulated work, may be happy by working independently, want to avoid healthcare checks and make higher profits on the street than inside a legal brothel? How do we deal with this? It's funny that we do everything to improve the lives of sex workers but we forget that some of them are actually against full regulation because they do things they couldn't otherwise do if it was regulated - I'm thinking about heavy drug users, illegal immigrants, people who work in conditions that are very profitable but wouldn't be accepted by government regulation, etc.