"Workfare" and morals?

Question

I have several questions:

1. Do you favor a requirement that recipients of welfare, unemployment insurance, student loans and other similar types of aid work if they are able to?

2. Do you favor legalized prostitution?

3. If you favor 1 and 2, would you favor any program making the receipt of benefits conditioned on work that could include prostitution? Why or why not, if it's legal? And what other exceptions would you create, if any? (How about a fire fighter? Legal, but dangerous!) Or is it not fair to have ANY exceptions if someone is taking taxpayer money?

I did know people working their way through college as strippers. It was legal, but there was some stigma. Maybe the stigma, and not the illegality, is the problem.

I obviously would not like to see people coerced into prostitution - women or men.

But I'm chiefly interested in your views!

Thanks.

PS There was a story about this happening in Germany. Snopes says it is technically possible under the law but that there is no proven report that it actually happened.

http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/brothel.asp

PS I am not advocating prostitution - in fact this to me is an argument (maybe not a strong one, but it's there) why it should NOT be legal. Thanks to all who are answering!

I DID work my way through college and law school. I do NOT advocate this. I thought I said that in the question!!! I am questioning people who advocate legalized prostitution.

I thought it was an interesting question. Please don't assume that by asking you know my views.

I wish people would read more carefully and not misconstrue. I have had big problems with this lately. If the question was unclear I apologize. I may have drafted it poorly. I had no intent to offend, just to make people think.

Answer 1

1. Student loans -- no. The whole point of student loans is to enable the person to concentrate on the studies, rather than forcing them to find a hold a job while in school. Otherwise, and for students after they graduate, yes.

2. Yes. I don't believe that the govt should make a distinction between activity based solely on whether money is involved. Cosentual sex between adults is legal, but consentual sex between adult becomes illegal if they have a contract -- nonsensical in my opinion.

3. No. I don't believe anyone should be forced into any profession. And any conditional benefits that was linked to a profession effecively (even if not legally) is no different than slavery.

Answer 2

I think student loans have to be paid back? Anyway, they might as well legalize prostitution, do they really do anything about it? Small fine, slap on the wrist? I agree that anyone able to work and drawing welfare should be made to work at something if it is just community service. I don't understand your reference to fire fighters. I would say they are not on welfare. And if prostitution were legal, they shouldn't be on welfare either. Overall I don't understand your question. Guess I am dense.

Answer 3

No, no and no.

SO what are you saying, that people on welfare or unemployment should become prostitutes? I can see you haven't taken out any student loans or been on unemployment before. How nice for you.

I can see you are a con buying into the "welfare and student loans are draining the system" Do you know that the military budget in this country has NEVER BEEN AUDITED? Do you realize that if we AUDITED it and saw the WASTE and made corrective measures, we wouldn't have to worry about welfare, social security, student loans or veterans benefits ever again????

Answer 4

1. people on welfare should work if they can....unemployment insurance is for people layed off....student loans have to be paid back....hello!!!!!

2. No
3. I would not favor any program that would include prostitution....it is dangerous......

this is a little weird and uncomfortable...but i do see some of your points....i have a hard time believing you dont want to see people coerced in into prostitution...it's in ur question....like 3 times.

Answer 5

Got to admit, lov'em and leave them without strings is nice. Not sure we have any good reason to consider it illegal, I would prefer some medical requirements to keep them safe and let the free enterprise system take control. Too many people get married, and subsequently divorced, just to get it regularly. Pathetic answer to a normal desire. Lets legalize it with medical controls. Yeah, man!