In an announcement sure to explode the heads of Rush Limbaugh-John McCains everywhere, people in other countries are so happy with the government and its system of sick pay, family leave, and pensions. More importantly, it's the prostitutes that are all gung ho to shell out for those benefits...
While it remains against the law to purchase sex in Sweden, selling sex is perfectly legal according to Sweden’s unique prostitution law, which came into force in 1999.
These laws are crazier than New York's... or Texas's...
Income recorded on prostitutes’ tax returns gives them the right to sick-leave pay, parental leave benefits, and a pension.
“It’s important to pay taxes if you want to live a normal life,” said ‘Lisa’, a prostitute who spoke with the newspaper.
But Christian Democrat Riksdag member Désirée Pethrus Engström thinks that legitimizing prostitution by collecting taxes on the proceeds sends the wrong message.
Dude, it's already legal... man, some people will do anything to get other people out of paying taxes. Wake up, conservatives! Some people aren't looking forward to apocalyptic anarchy when you drown government in the bathtub... like these ladies:
Via The Local.
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