Quote Originally Posted by lucy View Post
(Now i could also be the advocatus diaboli and ask: Is it better to kill for money, like soldiers do?)
A nation's soldiers don't fight for money. Sure, they get paid, but it is generally not nearly as much as they could make in business or industry. Most soldiers kill (and die) for patriotism. Mercenaries kill for money, and can be notoriously fickle because of it.

As for prostitution, I feel it is the religious viewpoints which have cast it in such a diabolical light. In many cultures throughout history, prostitution was a legal, profitable and respected profession. To my mind it's no worse than a musician who plays his music for money, or the athlete who plays games for money.

I'm with Ragoczy: legalize it, regulate it and tax it. One more industry for the governments to collect on. And one less industry for organized crime to exploit.