Amia Srinivasan: evaluation

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…But good idea or bad idea? I see why you don’t want to use the word because you’re already seeing ahead to the reductio, right? Well, no — I’m just going to answer the question. Do I think it’s a good idea or a bad idea? I think it’s a really difficult idea. I think we have to start with the perspective of sex workers. Why is it that most women engage in sex work? Well, most women who engage in sex work typically do it because they need the money. They can’t get better forms of work, often because of their status as trans women or a lack of documentation or a disability. The rates of women with disabilities are really high in sex work. When you take a population of women who are doing sex work because of those reasons, and then you create a voucher system of the kind you’re describing, I think you’re in problematic territory. Which isn’t to say — Let’s raise the price, right? You could have the voucher be worth more.…

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