California Gov’t Managing Sex and Drugs
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Pot smoking prostitutes, pimps, drug peddlers, and other perps may soon be in heaven. There is a possibility that they can deal, toke and have sex in the streets to their heart’s delight…as long as they partner with the California government!
Along with the potential to legalize marijuana, California is also reconsidering an initiative that arose in 2008 to legalize and thus tax prostitution. The world’s oldest profession is reintroduced to the world’s second oldest profession…government!
If private citizens were to do what the government is proposing, they would be called drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes and carted off to jail—along with the people they “service.” However, when you are dealing with the government you get the new definition for the vices of drug dealing, prostitution, and pimping: Pharmaceutical sales, Sex Therapy, and Sex Therapy Management. All for the sake of “revenue enhancement.”
I’m sure all the pimps, prostitutes, and drug dealers in America are happy to know that their professions carry new more distinguished titles. These former outlaw professions are now considered noble enough for the government to not only sanction, but to participate in them.
According to this article in SDNN, prostitutes are actually happy about this. They will be able to stand on street corners and peddle their wares unabashed, unmolested…at least by the cops. Pimps don’t seem too up in arms, though there is a new potential middleman extorting a piece of the profits. I checked with a pimp acquaintance of mine, and he calculates that he will actually save money, since he will no longer have to “buy” his girls out of jail. He will also avoid the “fees” to stay operational under the police radar. So essentially the pimps have a pimp! And there is no pimp like a government pimp!
Drug dealers are not as upset at the potential loss of revenue from marijuana, as one might think. In my discussions with various naer-do-wells, they say that this new legislation, if passed will likely pave the way for legalization of their “more popular inventory.” I further learned from my contacts that this new move will allow drug dealers to become more focused.
Moving marijuana apparently is like shipping toilet paper—a lot of bulk for small profit [relative to other drugs]. The same load of black tar heroin, for example would be worth hundreds of times more. A shipment of cocaine of the same size can be cut and made into crack, again with exponential profit potential over marijuana. Crank requires no shipping, just local labs. So in short, the drug dealers see it as a positive that the government has expanded their position in the Pharmaceutical industry, as they feel this has the potential of opening Pandora’s Box.
And let’s not forget that Obama can take credit for the jobs created! It’s a win all around, at least how liberals define “win.”
What would it take for California to actually look at spending, and decide that they need to cut expenses? If two private citizens came to the conclusion that they have to resort to drug dealing, pimping, and prostitution, somebody would likely have an intervention with them. “Bill and Susan you don’t need ten flat screen TVs in a two-bedroom home!”
Here’s the wrap:
California refuses to tell its citizens that the state must tighten its belt, and instead chooses to enter the prostitution and drug dealing business. Why bother considering their policy towards illegal aliens being on the taxpayer dole, limiting welfare or other entitlements? No sense panicking lazy liberal voters that they may lose some of their benefits. Why should people getting government housing, food stamps, and checks go without their 52” flat-screen TVs, and Playstations?
Further, California shouldn’t be forced to limit the growth of government, or worse yet, stop taxing people and businesses into oblivion! Who do you think you are, Reagan!
In this proposed legislation, California demonstrates the level of depravity that liberals are willing to go to promote a socialist agenda. Never say die, even when you make pimps, prostitutes and perps out of your citizens. Anybody think that California is considering the message this is sending to its youngsters? In fact they are! As the article says, “‘It’s safer having sex with a girl at the brothel than a girl from your church.’” Who knew church was a bigger cesspool than inner city back alleys and brothels? At least we now know where to go for salvation. No, the government, stupid!
That’s my rant!
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19 Comments »
Kevin Jackson says:
August 3, 2009 at 2:02 pm
@Da Sicilian – Ahhhnold is about as much a Republcan, as I am a Vulcan! A true Republican couldn't marry a Kennedy!
Maria Edi says:
August 3, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Dear Kevin,
Will Schwarzie let this happen? Or the muscles in his head are wearing thin …?
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Thanks to you, too! I'll have a good week, reading …
Saludos from Brazil!
madmath1 says:
August 3, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I wonder how they'll enforce this since much of it is a recordless cash businesses. It makes me wonder what's next to be legalized and taxed. As the "other" drugs are far more profitible, will they be trying to legalized those next? How does the state plan to get by the federal institution that refuses to reconized "our" legization of medical weed (by medical, anyone who "feels" a need) and have been in conflict with the state over it. Oh wait, bribery is legal at the state levels. Perhaps we could get them to tax their bribes, but I don't see them shooting themselves in the head financially with their "poltical contributions". This state is so greedy and insane it's beyond belief or repair. This state needs a political enema and badly! This also shows, because Arnie has shown an interest in signing the taxes provided there's support for legalization (like that's not going to happen in a pot smoking, STD invested populance). I often said that he's thinking with the wrong head and now we have another exemple. God help Californians.
curt says:
August 3, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Amazing post, Kevin. So Cali wants to legalize drugs and prostitution and tax them.
It will be like "GOODFELLAS". Imagine the Golden State like "Paulie",with everyone paying tribute, cutting off a piece for CA(No pun intended!). The Mexican Cartels could actually go legit and their only price would be kicking back a little to state and, ultimately, the Feds. I see them regulating this like liquour stores, though. Zoning and licensing of said activities and other red tape b.s. all governments are famous for. Can you imagine a Pimp having to provide health insurance, follow OSHA,and acquire all needed licenses? This same poor guy might have to fight off unions or wrongful terminations lawsuits. Ha, he will begging for jail! The drug dealer might have the same problems. What if the equivalent of Wal-Mart rolls in and undercuts you? Now, with both of these professions, you might be able to independent contractor, but then you would need to send in quarterly estimates, document all deductions, and your annual trade association fees.
I think that all pimps and drug dealers, once they get into be with any government, will realize who the real crooks are! Street crooks are amateurs next to the State and Federal thugs. They will get turned out in no time flat.
Sadly, I think this might happen because CALI is that desperate. Then later, we might see more states follow suit. Mostly Dem states, though(big shock)
Kevin Jackson says:
August 3, 2009 at 10:20 pm
@madmath1 – They will tax all drugs soon enough. Just watch!
Sir RonB says:
August 3, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Wow! I guess it the rap saying really is true….."Pimpin' ain't easy but it's necessary….."
Kevin Jackson says:
August 4, 2009 at 6:33 am
@SirRonB – Somebody's either pimping or being pimped, right?
Andrew says:
August 4, 2009 at 8:59 am
Kevin said:
"These former outlaw professions are now considered noble enough for the government to not only sanction, but to participate in them."
The government has been screwing us for generations, so their taking up pimping openly is just their acknowlegement of this fact.
Chip says:
August 4, 2009 at 2:36 pm
This is absolutely unbelievable but not surprising though out of California.
Kim Veldt says:
August 4, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Unbelievable. Every time I think about Cal, I'm just floored by their ability to rationalize the stupidity.
And to DaSicilian – the fact that Arnold is a Republican is the first thing my Democratic friends point out when California Fools come up in the conversation while decrying the idiocy. Far be it from them to remember any other names.
Kevin Jackson says:
August 5, 2009 at 9:26 am
@Andrew – I agree completely! We have been pimped for years!
Mike Grafius says:
August 10, 2009 at 8:09 am
My views on these topics may not be popular with you Kev, but here goes…
We're closing in on a $300-billion tab since the "War on Drugs" began back in the 1920's and they are no closer to winning it now than they were then. People like their vices and that's just the way it is.
I, for one, am glad to see California is trying to recoup some of those losses in additional tax revenue. Now legitimate businesses can open to sell, and collect tax on, this product and help give back some of this money that it has been draining from state and federal drug enforcement agencies.
Government regulation of prostitution will also clean that industry up and keep both the buyers and the sellers much safer. Pimps will quickly be phased out and replaced with bordellos (who will still be subject to local zoning ordinances) which will be required to keep books for tax purposes. Not to mention a reduction in lost tax revenue from all the arrests, incarceration and endless paperwork required every time a hooker is picked up by the police. Just look to Nevada for proof of this.
You don't have to approve, but you can't deny the big drain these two harmless and victimless "crimes" have had on the economies of every state in the union.
Kevin Jackson says:
August 10, 2009 at 11:44 am
@Mike – I don't disagree at all. I just find it a bit hypocritical that CA decides to legalize drugs, when they can't pay the bills.
DaSicilian says:
August 3, 2009 at 1:38 pm
But gee whiz…Ahhhnold is a Republican…you don't think he would let something like this happen…do you?