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In reply to the discussion: What are the main reasons men pay for sex? [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)I wasted some typing time to specifically disclaim the idea that the word "need" answered all the questions about legalization of prostitution, but i get a response like this anyway.
Is there a comparison between education and prostitution? In the context of what I wrote -- and how often that word "context" is important -- my answer is Yes, there is a comparison. The comparison is that neither of them is a "need" under the narrow definition of that term that was urged in the post i was answering. A lack of oxygen will kill a person immediately and directly. A lack of education and a lack of sex are alike in that neither of them will have that kind of effect.
The existence of one similarity does not mean that the two things are similar in all respects.
In the interest of further clarification, I'll waste some more typing time spelling out what would be obvious to any fair-minded reader: I support socialized education, i.e., the state provides education at public expense. I do not support socialized prostitution, i.e., the state runs brothels at public expense. That's an example of how things that are similar in one respect can be different in other respects.