Bambi Hunting
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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
From a libertarian and logical perspective, I cannot really figure out why prostitution is illegal.
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Because the externalities are (putatively) large. Commodifying sex in that way would affect a great number of other people in a way that they don't like.
I'm not saying I necessarily agree, but I think that's the intuition.
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