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| NATO’s Lithuanian discovery: excess demand = inflationary pricing |
| 2004-04-09 |
| EFL - weapons free on economic jokes Prostitutes are charging NATO troops dispatched to this Baltic state more than three times as much money as Lithuanian clients, police said Thursday. In recent days, prostitutes have been arriving in the city of Siauliai, where 100 NATO soldiers are stationed, part of a team to service four Belgian F-16s that patrol the skies above Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, Police Commissioner General Vytautas Grigaravicius told reporters. He said that the sex workers were hiking their rates for the Western troops, who come from Belgium and Norway. "Prostitutes take $35 an hour from Lithuanian citizens, while NATO troops are asked to pay $125 an hour," he said, calling it a clear case of discrimination. Prostitution is illegal in the country of 3.5 million residents. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were inducted into the U.S.-led alliance on March 29 along with four other ex-communist countries. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #5 LOL Zpaz. That's just plain damn funny. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-09 4:10:08 PM |
| #4 I went to the American school in Brussels back in the 80's. There was a brothel just up the street. Mom could never understand why the cost of lunch at school just kept going up and up. We had multiple senior class trips that year, albeit short ones. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-04-09 11:17:28 AM |
| #3 Nothing new here. Anyone from U.S. Forces Korea could tell you all about variable "service fees". some of my friends who were stationed in the benelux have similar stories. Welcome to the big leages. |
| Posted by: N Guard 2004-04-09 9:19:05 AM |
| #2 DB, I can only say that I am a proponent of Supply-side economics in many case.... but not this one. :-) As for how many exactly, I shall paraphase Adam Smith - the rosy palm of the invisible hand x 25 carry the 3 .... |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-09 3:20:15 AM |
| #1 Ok, I have three thoughts on this story. 1) Those Balts sure are catching on to this capitalism thing, aren't they? ;P 2) That would be one hell of a rap sheet....getting busted for prostitution AND discrimination. 3) Just how many hookers do you need to keep 100 NATO soldiers busy? |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-04-09 1:35:55 AM |