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Marco Rubio Caught Trying To Take Money From Hookers
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January 24, 2016
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Jan 24, 20168:28Now PlayingMarco Rubio wanted to institute a law in Florida where people could turn in prostitutes and receive reward money. The program rewarded whistleblowers with a take of any money seized in the bust. Ana Kasparian, Margaret Howell (The LipTV), Maytha Alhassen (The Stream on Al Jazeera) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“Back in the day, the GOP presidential candidate had a bold proposal for fighting illegal sexual activity: Take prostitutes’ money and give it out to ‘whistleblowers’ instead.
Presidential candidate Marco Rubio once proposed seizing money from sex workers and awarding it to the “whistleblowers” who ratted them out to the cops.
It’s an original idea that sheds light on how Rubio views on morality, sex, and prostitution—and, surprisingly, it’s one that could help build up his bona fides with the religious right. But the proposal, if enacted, could have endangered and isolated already-marginalized prostitutes and incentivized false claims against innocent individuals, advocates from sex workers charge.
After Rubio became speaker of the Florida House in 2006, he compiled a list of “100 Innovative Ideas for Florida’s Future.” The 43rd idea involved targeting those who profited from prostitution.”
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