Armstrong Economics Blog/Regulation Re-Posted Jan 27, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

In New York, a new bill has been introduced that would decriminalize sex workers in New York. However, the bill will while still holding pimps and buyers accountable.  Pimps are one thing, but holding the buyer criminally liable is an invitation for police to masquerade as sex workers, and then if the guy agrees, they cuff him. They use this came already in drugs. They go around pretending to be a supplier or a buyer with the same outcome. This is a recipe for disaster.