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July 29, 2009
The difference that is culture
Police raided four flat-rate brothels in Germany on Sunday and closed two of them due to poor hygiene. The brothels, a new trend, are especially controversial because they offer unlimited sex for a flat rate of between €70 and €100. That breaches the prostitutes' right to dignity, say politicians.Germany Closes Two Flat-Rate Brothels
Astonishing. If I had to guess, I would have figured the Germans as one of the 20 or so countries closest to America in values. Yet this article suggests a humongous gulf in the state's attitude toward labor and trafficking in sexual services. Prostitutes have to pay income taxes and even have to charge VAT for their services. I bet a hundred years ago there was no difference at all in German and American values on labor or sexual service sales. I'm surprised at how far they have diverged.
Posted by OneEyedMan at July 29, 2009 1:16 PM
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