Comments on: Value for Money: Pimps vs Realtors – Stephen Dubner

By: oayia

oayia — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:19 +0000

good point
good point

By: Durchbrechen

Durchbrechen — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:19 +0000

Are you a realtor ? …
Are you a realtor ?

By: 16242T

16242T — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:19 +0000

This is stupid.
…
This is stupid.

The numbers in real estate would be have to be accurate because of the legal nature of the business and paperwork involved.

The numbers for the other are gathered by surveys. Survey results are never accurate under the best of circumstances. Expecting truthfulness from people who are involved in criminal activity and living in an underworld society is more than a little naive.

By: TheGeorgeBush666

TheGeorgeBush666 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:19 +0000

Where da big …
Where da big bootay at?

By: freesk8

freesk8 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:18 +0000

And there is …
And there is nothing wrong with being a pimp, and prostitution is a totally voluntary transaction, and both should be legalized.

By: Shadizar666

Shadizar666 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:18 +0000

everything is pimps …
everything is pimps and prostitutes
you just need to use the mindset to see it for what it is

advertising agencies are all pimps
and all service agencies are prostitutes
eg. hair salons, a very real likeness, they sell “hands on make-you-feel-good-about-yourself” service
same with manicures and pedicures, blah blah
they’re just whoring their skills to make you happy
…
and they charge about the same as actual prostitutes too

By: AtheistKharm

AtheistKharm — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:18 +0000

this is funny
this is funny

By: CharBroiled04

CharBroiled04 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:18 +0000

@16242T,

I think …
@16242T,

I think you underestimate the power of statistics and the ability of pollgivers. Not to say you can’t have a bad poll, but such things are largely accounted for in a good poll.

Just because someone is a pimp or prostitute doesn’t mean that they’re evil in every way and can’t speak a truthful statement if their life depended on it, which is what you seem to assume.

By: childrescuer

childrescuer — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:17 +0000

You can use this …
You can use this theory for politicians too and social workerss who are the pimps for the judiciary, foster care, psychiatry and the prison industry. They bring in children for trafficking in this disgusting American culture that has emerged from this petri dish called socialism.

By: CharBroiled04

CharBroiled04 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:17 +0000

When she says ” …
When she says “you’re amazing” and doesn’t mean it, she has good reason to.

What motive does a prostitute have to lie about her numbers after admitting she is a prostitute? I assume they keep their identity secret, so it’s not as though she is bragging.