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i have a slightly different slant i believe: i tend to date or be romantically involved, or be in companion and friend positions with sex workers. i am friends with strippers, have dated escorts, served Professional Dominatrixes...

Generally, the sex workers i have spent time with do it because they enjoy it, and want to have a profession that they enjoy. The money is good, and they control their hours and who they spend time with... with the exception of strippers who are dealing more directly with "the public".

Most of these ladies (and a few men) are safe and healthy, intelligent and self aware people. i respect and love them, and they are influential on me as well. 

i personally love stripping and erotic dancing myself, and am trying to find the space to do it for more than just fun myself. My current goal is to go down to the minimum time at my day job where i can keep my benefits (32 hours) and make up the money lost by getting some exotic dancing gigs. Obviously this is totally voluntary action, that i would do to free up some time in my life, and to make money doing something i enjoy.

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Calorie counts on menus? Sure, but it must be ACROSS THE BOARD, otherwise where is the fairness? 

I am a sometime smoker, I go weeks without smoking, then go through a period of stress and smoke for a couple weeks, then stop again. When I am broke I don't buy them... I am AGAINST the idea of the government taking away my choice in the matter. Other states tax cigs way higher than here, just do that and let people make the decision of how much they are willing to spend on their unhealthy habit. 

I agree, other drugs that are illegal are less addictive. This is not an excuse to make cigs closer to illegal. It IS a reason to legalize those other drugs however.

Candy Machines: My work place has both Snickers and Organic Lara Bars in our machine. I choose based on my mood which I prefer to eat. Don't take away my choices, it is really annoying. It is not my problem if some people have no self control. Sorry. If the government wants to do something, they can pay companies to put healthier foods in their machines, and people will choose them when they feel like it! Lara Bars are delicious in a different way than a Snickers, and not trusting that folks will ever make the right decision is fine, but it is not your right to force this choice on people.

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