That was not what Fisher was talking about. He is talking about all the non-escort activities. Strippers, web cam girls and a host of other things and has nothing to do with hookers. That would fall under the first check box about illegal sources.
says freedom of speech, not freedom of pussy, according to my memory. If I'm wrong, then check for the married guys and see if freedom FROM pussy is also there. Lol
There was a famous SCOTUS case from over 20 years ago where they said that erotic dancing is a form of protected free speech and by not allowing the people who earn their livelihood this way to participate in the 2 T bail out is a form of discriminating against that free speech.
Has nothing to do with escorting, but plenty to do with freedom to express sexuality.
I suppose taking a broad enough definition of the term one might even say it applies to a number of movies and TV shows. That might be an interesting test case for anyone bored sitting at home that wanted to stir things up a little.
Might be a way to strike that particular section --- thought unless something thinks the virus is here pretty here to stay by the time it worked through the court it would not be too helpful to anyone.
its not worth challenging in order to get $1200 for an individual client, and you can't make a constitutional challenge in small claims court. However, If the hookers form a group, and find a class-action lawyer to represent them, for relatively little money, they can petition to be certified as a "class" of plaintiffs on the basis that each member's claim is the same as the others. If the judge certifies them as a class, then they are free to move forward, and it might then be economically feasible if enough hookers sign on. Only one hooker would initially have her name published as the lead representative of the class.
I can just see the TV commercials now . . . . . "If you're a sex worker who paid taxes and have been denied your stimulus check by the federal government, you may be entitled to be compensated. Call Merkin and Merkin now at 1-800-blowjob."
That was not what Fisher was talking about. He is talking about all the non-escort activities. Strippers, web cam girls and a host of other things and has nothing to do with hookers. That would fall under the first check box about illegal sources.
If they form a class, and have strength in numbers, then its worth litigating. Otherwise, its not worth it for one person to fight it being excluded from a stimulus check. Many government abuses go unchallenged because of the financial impracticality of taking on Uncle Sam.
Some of the sex work organizations have tried to get legal strippers reclassified as employees instead of contract workers. Not surprisingly, some strippers love the idea (health insurance, sick days, etc.) and some strippers hate the idea (TAXES!). So far, I think that all such attempts have failed. (Some discussion on the boards, but I haven't found them yet.) . I guess you could argue that those who DON'T want to be treated as employees in order to cheat on taxes should NOT be eligible for the assistance. OTOH, those that do want to be employees and do file taxes on the cash earnings should be eligible.
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Re: The problem is that . . . . That was not what Fisher was talking about. He is talking about all the non-escort activities. Strippers, web cam girls and a host of other things and has nothing to do with hookers. That would fall under the first check box about illegal sources.
Escorts wouldn't normally identify the specifics of their work even if they filed income taxes. So this doesn't apply to them on the basis that the fed wouldn't know to apply it to them. . I don't know if strippers are employees or gig workers, but again they'd probably list their occupation as servers or entertainers? The sex work part probably doesn't show up in any document. . Now legit adult film makers might by law keep records of porn performers. That might be a case where there is a paper trail of sex work to income.
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