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Does legalized prostitution contribute to the GDP?
For states (and by that I mean nation states) that legalize and tax prostitution, is there a discernible contribution to the state's GDP? Also, what are some examples of states where legalized prostitution contributes significantly to the government treasury?
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, but it will be only up and down.
- Spotty JLv 78 years ago
If legalized, then yes it contributes to GDP, just as any other non-black market commerce does. Whether it's a big enough amount of commerce to be "discernible" I don't know, depends on what you mean by discernible.
Legalized prostitution would contribute tax revenue to Nevada and to The Netherlands, as two examples. There's you a head start, you can look up the details yourself. (Just don't get caught looking it up heh.)
(Wow, good one Anjaree.)
