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Re:Cash/Consent: The war on sex work by ralusek on Saturday September 28, 2019 @12:39PM (#21101317)
If it wasn't clear from my initial argument, I am very strongly opposed to the minimum wage (with an important caveat). I also stated that I believe there is a role for the state in ensuring a reasonable standard of consent. So in regards to being scammed, I think it's entirely reasonable for the state to impose hurdles to ensure that individuals transacting are made fully aware of the terms and consequences. Likewise, with minimum wage, there is a point of desperation where a person's back is up against a wall, where they have no options and can be essentially coerced into exploitative rates for their services. Here, too, I believe that there is a role for the state in ensuring that consent is practically employed. I generally favor some level of UBI, rather than minimum wage laws, in terms of giving people the level of stability necessary to start acting outside of immediate survival pressures.

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