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The denizens of Tinseltown are turned off by government
restrictions on sexual activity. No problem,
most Americans agree.
On the flip side, this left-leaning community gets
downright aroused by just about any regulation that government imposes upon
private enterprise.
Thus, the irony is delicious when worlds
collide and their contradictory views of social freedoms versus economic
freedoms explode in their faces. It is
extra special when the unexpected consequences are visited upon their friends.
And so it is that that the adult entertainment
industry is fleeing Los Angeles because of work rules mandating the use of condoms in porn movies. According to L.A. Times in 2013, “40 permits were issued for X-rated productions
in the city and county, down about 90% from the estimated number of permits
issued in 2012. And through July of this year, only 20 permits have been
issued for adult productions”.
X-rated productions are bolting in response to Measure
B, a city ordinance that requires adult film actors to protect themselves and
their costars by wearing protective gear.
Think of this as a helmet law of another kind. Porn is a fantasy and evidently porn viewers
do not want buzz kill thoughts of hygiene or disease control to dampen their
ardor. Assembly Bill AB 1576 would stretch
the rubber requirement the entire state.
Sadly, this affects not only on-screen talent
but also the behind the camera crews who are being put out of work. Many productions have moved out of state and
even out of the country.
Not only is this a case of the overregulation that
righties and libertarians routinely carp about, it is also a First Amendment
violation. After all, shouldn’t filmmakers
have unrestricted artistic control over what appears on the screen? Hollywood directors chafe over studio
control. Do you think that they let
would government get the final cut?
Taxation, the Left’s other love is also sinking
Hollywood. Evidently California’s tax structure is too rich for penny pinching producers and stingy studio
execs. Like the porn industry, mainstream
productions are moving out of state.
Unlike the adult filmmakers, these producers are not moving because of
regulation, but simply to keep more money in their pockets.
Come on guys, is the height of hypocrisy or
what?
Evidently what is good for the goose does not
work for the gander. Producer and
Democrat activist, Harvey Weinstein, with a net worth of over $200 million, does
not think he and his friends make enough money by producing in SoCal. Weinstein told a UCLA audience that, “There’s
no reason for us not to shoot here, except when you do the numbers here and
when you do the numbers in New Orleans, it is much more attractive financially.”
Evidently confiscatory taxation is OK for
builders, plumbers, auto mechanics, doctors, dentists, businessmen and everyone
else except for film makers.
California is one of the richest regions of the
world. It has fertile lands, beautiful
beaches, a great climate, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, top notch schools and a well
educated, highly skilled workforce. Yet
it is broke and in a tailspin due to its collectivist policies.
Although we are told that there is no business
like show business; the same rules of economics apply to all industries.
Suddenly, both mainstream and adult film producers have discovered that the
economic consequences of excess taxation and silly regulation destroy profits,
incentives and prosperity.
Congratulations.
It’s high time that activist movie moguls demand equal protection under
the economic laws for all Americans.
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