It just got harder out here for a pimp.
According to a CNN article, if the government has its way, pimps,
prostitutes and other sex workers may be taxed for their labor.
The measure is headed up by Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa. He says “it’s a no brainer to have the IRS go after sex traffickers.”
“Recent headlines
have focused on sex trafficking in connection with the World Cup in Germany,”
Grassley said. “This vile crime is under our noses in the United States,
and it’s a no-brainer to have the IRS go after sex traffickers. Prosecuting
these tax code violations can get these guys off the street and yank from their
grasp the girls and women they exploit.”
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But the road to taxing sex is not without pot holes.
Although pimping and hoeing would be taxed, the world’s oldest profession will
still be illegal in the states. In spite of this, Grassley calls it, “yet another alternative to track the
money flowing in this industry to get at potential criminals.”
If a pimp is caught in violation of the law, he/she can face
up to ten years for each prostitute that doesn’t have a W-2.
No word on when the powers that be will vote on this issue.
