Election Year or Fear!

[MadAmster]

Maybe Holland includes its *** trade in their GDP tourism figures as well? That applies to many countries around the world as well.

The "ladies of the night" in the Netherlands pay tax on their income do I would presume that their earnings do form part of pour GDP.

[Trickytreesreds]

The "ladies of the night" in the Netherlands pay tax on their income do I would presume that their earnings do form part of pour GDP.

Whatever they do Maddy, does it put Holland in a bad light? No of course not.
Tourists from all over Europe flock to Amsterdam for just for the hookers and drugs only.
It certainly isn't why I'd visit Amsterdam and it shouldn't be the first thing that folks think before going there.
Folks assume, that the *** trade is everywhere in Thailand. It isn't. Even in Bangkok, its a district.
Funny thing is, the main customers of any Thai hooker is actually fellow Thais and asians. Not the white exploiters that folks seem to believe.
I really do hate folks labelling Thailand as just a flesh pot. Its an image they do not deserve.

Hre's food for thought for any that do and you never see folks mention this-
Prostitution is an increasingly large part of the Chinese economy, employing perhaps 10 million people, with an annual level of consumption of possibly 1 trillion RMB.