Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Brothels of Socialism

“Sex trade curbs will back fire”
Suddenly the ministers and bureaucracy of this country have started speaking for free trade, accepting that trade will flourish anyway, with or without the law.
It’s another issue that it’s only about sex trade.
Oscar Fernandes has gone to an extent to say that, being the world’s oldest trade, we have a mention in the bible too. Any government can’t Ban it.
Mr. Ramadoss, who is another over enthusiast to ban smoking on screen is this time talking logic.
The best part is that a woman is seeking the ban on flesh trade. Renuka Chaudhary - Minister of Woman and Child development.
Where, women are the biggest beneficiaries of this trade. Legalizing it will only remove men out of the trade, who survive and make the most because of the trade being illegal.

There are two issues here.
First being morality – Well Men by nature are promiscuous, you just can’t hold them. And anyway it is only a matter of a few minutes, before they feel ridiculous about spending all that money on, what they could have used their hand for, and porno for variety.
If it wasn’t for these women in the market, you would see so many more rapes, incest and relationships unwarranted.
This is consensual sex out of agreement, benefiting both parties, physically to one and financially to another.
Morality could be an issue to a third party, spouses of both the parties concerned. I guess usually it is the receiver of the services that bothers the society at large.
Point is legality will only worsen things, as he will have to pay more for bad services, and unsatisfied he might move on to having an extra marital relationship.
Which one would the wife want, a satisfied husband or a disgruntled one?
An affair he will forget or one he lives with?
So morally, I think it is an excellent trade to be in.

Second being free trade – all trade eventually is free;
There are impediments, temporary in nature, like government regulations, AIDS or some other micro and macro in nature.
The beneficiaries keep changing due to these interferences.
Like in any other trade, laws and regulations only determine who makes the most of it.
More the regulations, more the supply side get affected.
Like, we have restrictions on farm produce exports, minimum support price, APMC and others in the name of protecting the farmer.
Which, leaves the farmer so much dependent, on government and its touts that he has to commit suicide.
So is the case with sex trade, more laws will make the police, touts, lawyers, politicians richer.
Indians will have to go and spend all foreign exchange in Amsterdam and Bangkok.
Truck wala’s will have to do with young boys at dhaba’s.
Bombay’s working class men will have to satisfy with the eunuchs in local trains