Reid is a Democratic United States Senator from NV. Harry Reid, however, has been asking the Nevada legislature to take expansive steps towards changing laws. Specifically, Harry Reid wants to ban prostitution in the state. In the Nevada Legislature, this suggestion was not very well-received. Resource for this article – US Senator Harry Reid trying to ban brothels in Nevada by MoneyBlogNewz.
Suggestions from Reid consist of stopping Nevada brothels
Harry Reid is a Democratic NV Senator. He spoke with Congress on Tuesday in a joint session. While talking, he covered lots of topics. These involved home foreclosures, renewable energy, education reform, and job creation. At one point during the speech, however, Reid suggested that Nevada should prohibit brothels. Reid said that when thinking about Nevada, “it should think about the world’s newest ideas and newest careers – not about its oldest profession.”
Details about Nevada brothels
NV is the only state in the United States that has areas where prostitution is legal. Counties in NV allow brothels. This is only some of the NV counties though. Reno and Las Vegas do not allow brothels though. These are the largest NV cities. Tax income is brought in with legal sex trade. Smaller cities benefit from this in Nevada. Nye County alone received $150,000 from brothel taxes to pay for veterans’ care and ambulance services. Last year, a bill was proposed to create more taxes on the service, although it failed. It was supported by both brothel owners and legal prostitutes.
Harry Reid does not have power to prohibit brothels in Nevada
Reid can only ask for the change in Nevada legislature to get prostitution to become illegal. The federal government has stayed out of prostitution. It has been a state decision for a while. As a United States Senator, Reid doesn't have very much control in Nevada. He has no control on laws. Prostitution most likely won't be banned. Nobody in Nevada legislature will most likely be willing to cut off something that brings in so much revenue from taxes.
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CBS News
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