I was a New York City Taxi Driver for a few years and taxi drivers are required by the Rules of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to pick up anybody and take them where they want to go.
Refusal can result in a suspension or revocation of a taxi drivers license. There are lots of under cover agents out on the street trying to catch drivers refusing to pick them up. Some under cover agents even dress like bums, prostitutes, derelicts, or blind men to trick the taxi driver into refusing them so that they can take their license on the spot. As a result, any time a prostitute hailed my cab or a male passenger used my cab to pick up a prostitute, I was required by law to do whatever the customer said. As a result, I became aware that the standard rate for a good looking white street prostitute was $400 for the real thing or $300 just for a blow job. This was more than ten years ago and I am sure that the rate has gone up since then. However, in her book, "The Midnight Madam" by Kristin Davis that I have been reading, she was able to charge as much as $6,000 for just an hour with one of her girls. I have little doubt that there are some skaggy three dollar prostitutes still out there but Chris Edes seems to know more about that end of the business than I do. Sam Sloan On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:12 PM, GaryT <garyonthe...@yahoo.com> wrote: > OMG, you are right. I totally missed this. > > In trying to be uber libertarian on the drug and prostitute war, Sam Sloan > has proffered to break some very fundamental libertarian economic laws. > > Sam should be thinking in libertarian terms on all of these fronts, not just > the hot topic items libertarians are notorious for, but the mundane respect > for private property and contractual obligations. > > Gary T > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Chris Edes" <chrise...@dynamic-mail.net> > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 11:44 PM > To: <lpny_commit...@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [LPNY_COMMITTEE] Sam Sloan for the Libertarian Party Nomination > for Governor of New York State > >> You are suggesting we should seize drugs from black market sellers, and >> after this theft sell them in state operated stores, at a price which >> will further undercut private sellers? >> >> Also, prostitutes don't charge $1,000 per "trick". Have you ever >> watched "Cops" ? The people they arrest in stings don't have that kind >> of money to spend. People will sell blowjobs for a single hit of >> crack. I suppose the exchange rate would be higher if crack was sold in >> state-run stores at discount prices. >> >> Chris >> >>> Sam Sloan for the Libertarian Party Nomination for Governor of New York >>> State >>> >>> My name is Sam Sloan and I am seeking the Libertarian Party Nomination >>> for Governor of the State of New York >>> >>> I am only seeking the Libertarian Party nomination. I have no plans to >>> form a new third party or to run as the candidate of any other party. >>> >>> I am in this to the end. I will not quit or back out. If kicked off >>> the ballot, I will fight through the courts to have my name restored >>> to the ballot (unlike others who have backed out, flaked out or >>> declined our nomination in years past). >>> >>> I am a life-long Libertarian. I was a Libertarian long before the word >>> was even invented. I am running on my platform because this is what I >>> have always believed in, not just because it happens to coincide with >>> Libertarian beliefs and philosophies. I have never run as a candidate >>> for any other party. >>> >>> Here in summary are the major planks to my platform. I will provide >>> more details later: >>> >>> The New York State Government is facing a $9.2 billion dollar budget >>> deficit. All proposals by the current Governor or by the major party >>> candidates resemble the shuffling of the deck chairs on the Titanic. >>> No major or minor party candidate other than myself has outlined a >>> plan to convert our budget deficit to a budget surplus and to pay off >>> the state debts and bonds. >>> >>> Each of my proposals is geared to telling the tax payers how we can >>> MAKE MONEY, above all else. >>> >>> For example, all Libertarians favor legalizing marijuana and all other >>> drugs. As Libertarians, we believe that this is a human right. >>> However, as a candidate for governor I will tell the voters that we >>> can make money and use it to reduce the deficit, just as the tax on >>> alcohol brings in tax dollars to the state. >>> >>> Here is a picture of several tons of marijuana recently seized from >>> drug smugglers in Arizona. Medical marijuana is legal in California >>> and the marijuana pictured here will likely end up for sale in legal >>> marijuana stores at the standard price in California of $450 an ounce. >>> >>> In New York, we too have huge stocks of marijuana that has been seized >>> from drug smugglers. I propose to sell it all through already licensed >>> ABC liquor stores at the discount price of only $300 per ounce. Just >>> think about how much money that will bring in to reduce the budget >>> deficit. The cost of goods sold will be zero. By doing this, we >>> accomplish a Libertarian goal plus reduce the burden on the taxpayers. >>> >>> Similarly, all of my proposals will both accomplish Libertarian social >>> objectives while also saving or bringing in money to the State. >>> >>> My other plans if I am elected Governor are: >>> >>> 2. End all price controls and regulations especially the Rent Control >>> Laws. Rent Control Laws are placing an economic stranglehold on the >>> state and eliminating them will increase property values and encourage >>> builders to build. >>> >>> 3. Release a large number of prisoners from the jails. There are now >>> an estimated 140,000 prisoners in New York State. I believe that >>> within the first month or two after taking office I will be able to >>> safely parole about 45,000 prisoners. A release of just 10,000 >>> prisoners will save the state $225,000,000 per year. By releasing >>> 45,000 prisoners I will save the state more than one billion dollars >>> per year. The number of 45,000 is conservative. The actual number I >>> will release will probably be much higher. By “release”, I am >>> including those prisoners I will be returning to their home countries. >>> >>> 4. I will return to their home countries all those prisoners who were >>> born in countries other than the United States. I will put them on “no >>> fly” lists, making it somewhat difficult for them to come back here. I >>> am not opposed to immigrants. The vast majority of immigrants to this >>> country are gainfully employed and are contributing to our economy. >>> However, those serving long prison sentences are a burden on us and >>> that burden should be shifted back to the countries where they came >>> from. In particular, there are a large number of Cubans in our jails >>> who came to us in the infamous Mariel boatlift of 1980 in which Castro >>> emptied the jails and mental hospitals and sent them to us. Many of >>> them committed new crimes here and are in prison for that. There are >>> no statistics on the number of Cubans in our mental hospitals. If >>> elected Governor, I will send all of these undesirable Cubans back to >>> Cuba and all those born in other countries back to their home >>> countries, thereby reducing the burdens on the New York taxpayers. >>> >>> 5. I will eliminate unnecessary state agencies. One of the first State >>> Agencies to go will be the DHCR, the Division of Housing and Community >>> Renewal. The name of this agency is misleading. It is actually the >>> agency that regulates and enforces the Rent Control laws. It only has >>> offices in jurisdictions that have rent control, New York City, >>> Westchester and Buffalo. Since Rent Control will be abolished under >>> me, those thousands of bureaucrats who spend their days enforcing and >>> policing rent control will need to look for productive work. >>> >>> 6. Here is an idea I just thought of, basically inspired by the book >>> “The Midtown Madam” by Kristin Davis that I purchased and have been >>> reading recently. Suppose the State of New York started selling >>> licenses for prostitutes? I propose that a license to work as a >>> prostitute for one year should cost $500. I believe that easily 10,000 >>> girls will want to have this license, many of whom are not even >>> prostitutes. Possession of this license will immunize them from being >>> arrested for prostitution or from loitering in a place known for >>> prostitution. This will bring in $5 million per year for the state. >>> Since Prostitutes now charge the standard rate of $1000 per trick, or >>> so I am told, they will have no difficulty paying. >>> >>> All of the above proposals will if enacted fulfill two objectives: >>> They will accomplish a Libertarian Goal and they will either bring >>> money into the coffers of the state or reduce the outflow or both. >>> Also, note that these are all my ideas. I have not copied any of this >>> from anybody else. I thought of this all and wrote this all myself. >>> >>> As a Libertarian, I want to legalize all drugs. Nobody should go to >>> prison for mere possession or use of any drug. However, in order to >>> sell these ideas to the general voting public, we need to forget about >>> our beliefs that there is a human and constitutional right to smoke >>> dope and emphasize the point that the State of New York can make money >>> and thereby reduce the burden on the taxpayers by selling pot to >>> potheads. Using this approach will get our ideas across and possibly >>> enacted and might even result in my being elected Governor of New York >>> State. >>> >>> Sam Sloan >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> LPNY COMMITTEE GOAL: >> >> GET NEW YORK LIBERTARIAN PARTY >> >> CANDIDATES ELECTED INTO OFFICE.Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > LPNY COMMITTEE GOAL: > > GET NEW YORK LIBERTARIAN PARTY > > CANDIDATES ELECTED INTO OFFICE.Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Sincerely, Sam Sloan 917-507-7226 http://www.SamsOwnBooks.com/shop.aspx ------------------------------------ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! 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