One simple step to transform the world into a safer, better place

Pornography use generates between $13B and $19 BILLION in annual revenues in the US with worldwide estimates around $97 billion. 87% of young men and 31% of young women report using pornography. Most begin habitual use as a result of unintentionally and accidentally stumbling upon it on the internet, and 80% of unintentional exposure occurs in the home. Porn encourages the objectification of women and makes it very difficult for men and women to have meaningful relationships. It removes the true and connecting heart, soul, mind, and body intimacy God intended for marriage and replaces it with something cheap and casual.

"Youth who look at violent x-rated material are six times more likely to report forcing someone to do something sexual online or in-person versus youth not exposed to x-rated material."

"Middle-school aged boys who view X-rated content are almost three times more likely to report oral sex and sexual intercourse than boys who do not use sexually explicit material".

So why has our government, especially during this period of unprecedented push toward bigger government, not proposed taxing this industry into oblivion? Consider how much debt could be reduced with just a 50% tax until the industry dwindles. Yes, jobs would be lost, but not one job in the industry brings any real value to society. Employment in this industry involves being violated, abusing others, and/or supporting the destruction of hearts, homes, lives while generating more addiction, more drug abuse, more brokenness. Many cope with the trauma of their involvement in this industry through drug abuse.

How many elected officials are too addicted to this hideous industry themselves to oppose it? Who has enough financial backing to resist the world's largest industry? I dare just one elected representative to propose such a tax. Who has the courage to stand FOR righteousness and against the primary fuel driving the sin nature to create so many of the problems in our world? Who will fight this lying thief who sneaks into hearts and homes and robs it of all that is precious and leaves it utterly destroyed?

Source links:
http://www.internetsafety101.org/Pornographystatistics.htm 
http://sites.psu.edu/kavyarclblog/2015/03/19/examining-sex-trafficking-a-domestic-and-international-perspective/