Prostitution is an issue which has caused controversy cross-culturally
            
 and historically and which has many individuals reexamining the
            
 logistics of it. If prostitution is decriminalized it will become
            
 economically profitable and feasible for not only the prostitutes, but
            
 also western society as a whole. Without the 20th century western laws,
            
 which force prostitution underground, the profession of prostitution
            
 could become a clean and safe occupation. Prostitution laws are
            
 unconstitutional and deny the prostitutes what the American constitution
            
 allows them. Prostitution is an illegal act in Canada and large portions
            
 of the United States which, if legalized, would protect and benefit 20th
            
 If sanctioned, prostitution will become economically lucrative for the 
            
 governments involved. The colossal amount of money spent each year on
            
 prostitute prevention could be spent on more urgent issues, which is exactly 
            
 what the San Francisco Task Force on Prostitution found.
            
 The total costs accounted for in this report amounts to $7,634,750.00. 
            
 Given the many areas in which we found that information is not available, 
            
 or there are hidden costs, the over all expense to the taxpayer exceeds 
            
 The San Francisco Task Force is a group of researchers, police officers,
            
 members of the San Francisco community, government officials and 
            
 prostitutes, who frequently meet to discuss the issues of prostitution 
            
 and to try to come to some solution.  Although they may not always agree, 
            
 two issues they are in agreement about are that the $7.6 million dollars 
            
 would be better spent elsewhere and that prostitution should be legalized.. 
            
 Robert Noce of Manitoba city council wants reform of the Canadian Justice 
            
 System and he would like to see prostitution become worthwhile to Canadian 
            
 Quite frankly, for anyone to suggest to me a dating or escort agency is 
            
 just offering companionship is being quite naive. Let's not try...