Prostitution is not illegal in Germany and sex workers pay tax on their earnings, but sexual services were previously described as ``immoral'' in the German legal code.
More power to them and this whole time they've been paying taxes. I'm still a little fuzzy about the 'retraining' aspect of the law. "Well, I'm a bit rusty on the threesome techniques, can I take a class?" posted by skallas at 1:11 PM on October 21, 2001
'Bout time.
the government insisted it was not
elevating prostitution to the status of a "normal'' job.
Though many "normal" jobs sure feel like prostitution... posted by aflakete at 1:59 PM on October 21, 2001
'take disputes with clients over payment to court under the bill passed'
I'd rather deal with their pimp than the courts. posted by ewwgene at 2:01 PM on October 21, 2001
If the girl in the photo is a typical-looking German prostitute, I can understand why they would need unemployment insurance.
Wait…I think I mixed up the prostitute with the Family Minister… posted by sexymofo at 3:43 PM on October 21, 2001
From the article: “Prostitutes’ services are used around 1.2 million times a day.” Those gals are troupers! posted by kirkaracha at 5:20 PM on October 21, 2001
From the article: “Prostitutes’ services are used around 1.2 million times a day.” Those gals are troupers! posted by kirkaracha at 5:26 PM on October 21, 2001
Oh, there just wasn't any real challenge, here.
I'm still trying to work one into the Hillary Clinton thread. posted by dong_resin at 8:14 PM on October 21, 2001
Gives a whole new meaning to being "laid off". posted by Steven Den Beste at 8:41 PM on October 21, 2001
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More power to them and this whole time they've been paying taxes. I'm still a little fuzzy about the 'retraining' aspect of the law. "Well, I'm a bit rusty on the threesome techniques, can I take a class?"
posted by skallas at 1:11 PM on October 21, 2001