Sex workers struggle in the pandemic
Christopher Curtis writes about the plight of sex workers caught up in the pandemic.
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Ephraim 13:44 on 2021-01-15 Permalink
This… “. Because many can’t show proof that they earned over $5,000 last year, people in the industry don’t qualify for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit or unemployment insurance.” and that’s exactly the problem. We need it to be 100% legal, for them to be able to declare their taxes and get social benefits. It’s hiding it that is the root of the problem. Just like everyone else, they need a pension, an RRSP, a TFSA, medical care, safety and security. It’s not just those selling themselves on JustFans/OnlyFans, or what ever other website they sell themselves on, that should get legal protections.
In many countries, declaring income from illegal sources is encouraged and protected. The information on the tax authority forms cannot be seized or brought into evidence… unless taxes weren’t paid. You steal and rob, declare the income, because otherwise they go after you for tax evasion….
Raymond Lutz 18:07 on 2021-01-15 Permalink
Socialist countries faring better than others (Vietnam!). UBI, salaire à vie as a solution for universal aid. M4A in USA, as pressing as ever… The pandemic is revelatory: market based societies suck.
Raymond Lutz 18:22 on 2021-01-15 Permalink
Synchronicity! The last video of Mexie (uploaded dec 2020) is about sex workers! Mexie is a national marxist treasure.
j2 19:27 on 2021-01-15 Permalink
Hmm whenever sex workers post in /r/personalfinancecanada, the advice is to always file your taxes using terms which are discreet but honest enough. Tax fraud is a bigger deal than sex work.
Ephraim 20:20 on 2021-01-15 Permalink
It’s all Stephen Harper’s fault anyway. Sex work is perfectly legal in Canada, the supreme court affirmed this.