Porn industry seeks federal bailout
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request that Congress allocate $5 billion for a bailout of the adult entertainment industry....
More bailouts!!
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More bailouts!!
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This is one industry I stand firmly behind with one hand on its hip and the other tucked neatly behind my back for a good camera angle.
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I'm personally shocked that the porn industry is so hard up for cash.
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They aren't.
Flynt and Francis concede the industry itself is in no financial danger — DVD sales have slipped over the past year, but Web traffic has continued to grow.
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Turn on your sarcasm detector
miir wrote:I'm personally shocked that the porn industry is so hard up for cash.
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It broke several weeks ago. I haven't had the time to get a new one.
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Shouldnt that be a bail-in-and-out?
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That's what you get for buying American!Spang wrote:It broke several weeks ago. I haven't had the time to get a new one.
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I wouldn't mind pumping in some cash for this cause.
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I don't trust them.. too many back-end deals.
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bailout looks like it will be $850 billion now.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington ... ulus_N.htm
Little news coverage on another $150 billion of tax payer money to bailout businesses.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington ... ulus_N.htm
Little news coverage on another $150 billion of tax payer money to bailout businesses.
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