Rights of a European Citizen
Wagner is in a pensive yet creative mood. Tormented by the thought that lovely Irena will soon move out of our stony shores and back to her blessed homeland, Wagner is drowning his thoughts in a fine bottle of Gozo syrah and good Montecristo No 2 - filling the air with the rich fumes of Cuba and his mouth with the complex woody tastes that nature provides mankind to savour.
As a citizen of the European Union, Wagner thinks about the party promises made in the Electoral Manifesto that was proudly presented to the Maltese Nation by the 2003 elections winning political wing. The Manifesto then focused on Malta's EU accession that was indeed attained successfully in 2004. Malta is proud of this attainment - it is the largest attainment to date that gave the Maltese nation the right to transpose the freedoms as exercised by any other European citizen.
It is precisely THIS that compells Wagner to think about one physiologic and psychologic need that every citizen in Europe is entitled, by right, to satisfy. Disappointingly, 31 months after accession, the Maltese Citizen has been declined the right to exercise the freedom of self expression in sexual behaviour - with escort services being denied recognition as legitimate services and categorised as illicit prostitution.
Over the past months Malta saw local service providers denied the very right to practise their profession, to the extent that such professionals were arraigned in court, judged for misbehaviour and prohibiting them from participating in the formal Maltese economy by exercising their profession.
Regrettably, Wagner fails to understand why Malta - an upcoming star economy in an otherwise ill-performing European salad bowl of cultures and economies, simply declines the right for such professionals to partake in Malta's productive activities. A simple economics model based on the potential recognition of some eight foreign and twenty five local service providers (admittedly conservative figures) provides contention. Maltese Government may earn as much as Lm 150,000 (or even a maximum of Lm 200,000) in revenues generated from Value Added Tax (at 18%) and another Lm 90,000 (up to a maximum of Lm 130,000) in revenues generated through income tax charged on net profits realised by such professionals. In economic terms, should such professionals be recognised by Government as a legitimite service, Malta stands to benefit from a logarithmic growth in such economic activity - bringing the above setting as a mere initial picture of what can grow into a multi-million Euro activity. Moreover, economists will agree that such activity features one of the highest value addition services available on the islands and as thus, merits all the support and assistance as entertained by the existing Business Promotion Act.
As media reports and other sources confirm, Malta's toughest competition as a tourism destination in the Mediterranean remains Spain (and more specifically particular locations like Ibiza), southern France and Tunisia - locations where escort services are rife industries and contributing to the destinations' brand. Admitting escort services as a legitimate activity will not only enhance the Government's revenues (and thereby further accelerating Malta's progress in implementing the Euro as a National Currency) but also contribute positively in augmenting the effectiveness of Brand Malta marketing strategies.
This said, Wagner understands that any political ideology in Malta is exclusively concerned with the social implications of such admission. In more than one instance, official and not, escort services have been recognised as an activity that has enhanced the strength of the social fabric, brought peace to families and rendered societies stronger in the face of declining birth rates and rising rates of disfunctional families. Formal recognition of the activity also protects such professionals from abuse that is notorious and well evident in this desolate Isle. Equally important, in economically advanced EU Member States, such services are recognised and promoted, albeit in a subtle way, formally. Such is the case of Germany - where escort services were a focal point during the 2006 edition of the World Cup as thousands of visitors in Germany flocked to the legalised brothels and other similar places for personal services. In Hungary and the Netherlands, such activity is recognised and taxed, while in Greece, prostitution was even proposed to feature in the Country's statistics in a bid to close the economic deficit.
Wagner ponders... how many votes will be lost and won if one political idealist were to promise the rendering of escort services as an official industrial activity and bestow on us, Maltese citizens, the right of the freedom of expression...
Wagner is sipping his glass of syrah... will that politician keep the promise?
It's about time you contribute something.
[QUOTE=Itvajut]Thanks Dennis!
I have never seen any report on her though. Is she worth a try? I would like a minimum of 7/10 for both looks and service.[/QUOTE]
Hi man,
If you are truly genuine and want to be part of this forum, you have to start contribute something. I bet you do the rounds and indulge in our common hobby. To be frankly, you made me laugh, asking Dennis for a report, when you, though a newbie in here, have yet to contribute something to this forum. Please, dont give us some crap excuses of not knowing how to report. Of course, we would not expect you to be so elaborative as Wagner, but a newbie like you, Taommi, is trying his best to contribute, and you can even look at other reports on this forum, as well as those in the distinction folder.
Cheers
