Originally Posted by Robbie

You're reading opinion pieces there Tony with cherry picked b.s. numbers.

Here's something for you to think about:
We are all SUPPOSED to be in the online Adult Industry. Most of the people in this thread are not. But just pretend that they are.

I own a paysite. I actually shoot PORN for a living.
Inflation? Cry me a river.

It's almost non-existent compared to past decades. But just pretend that it's a real issue...
Paysite owners haven't been able to raise prices since the 1990's!!!! We don't get a "raise". Matter of fact, most of them are LOWERING their prices.

I don't see any of my adult industry brethren crying tears for me.

And benefits??? Govt. employees are loaded with them.

Me? I have to pay for everything. Health insurance...I pay my own. Taxes? I have to write a check to the govt. because I don't have an employer to pull it out of my paycheck each week AND pay matching funds to my Social Security payment.
Retirement? What the fuck is that. There is no retirement fund and "pension" for people in the adult industry.

But my main point is...the founding fathers never wanted ANY of this bullshit. You want to "Serve" your country? Then do so. Being on the public teat your whole life, having all your healthcare paid for by taxpayers, and then retiring with a nice pension until you die...all at taxpayer expense...is not "serving" anyone but yourself.

I do think the Federal Govt. needs to be cut down to bare bones. We don't need 10,000 assistants to the 1000 assistants that assist the 100 staff members of every congressman. lol

Seems like we just keep adding on to the bureaucracy. Just look at the TSA. The Federal Govt. took the opportunity of 9-11 to create another giant bureaucracy and taxpayer expenditure. So now we pay for the "privilege" of being searched like criminals to get on a glorified flying bus. lol

Our country wasn't founded to have a Federal Govt. this big, or to have a Federal Govt. that ruled over us. It's supposed to be ruled by us.

These are just my opinions. Doesn't make me right or wrong. It's just the way I see it.