Anyone who follows news slightly knows that the US is not too doing well economically, and is aware of all the bailouts.
Now it seems the adult industry is following the leads of the banks and auto industry and requesting one as well as they have also been hurt by the economic downturn, with Hustler mag reports sales down 25%. CNN reports that Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis will appeal to the U.S. government for a $5 billion bailout of the adult industry.
The quote below is from the spokesman for Larry Flynt, Owen Moogan.
The take here is that everyone and their mother want to be bailed out from the banks to the big three,” said Owen Moogan, spokesman for Larry Flynt. “The porn industry has been hurt by the downturn like everyone else and they are going to ask for the $5 billion. Is it the most serious thing in the world? Is it going to make the lives of Americans better if it happens? It is not for them to determine.”
Francis said in a statement that “the US government should actively support the adult industry’s survival and growth, just as it feels the need to support any other industry cherished by the American people.”