Once thought of as a recession proof industry, the porn industry is starting to suffer from the weak economy and I’ve recently read that Larry Flynt, head of the Hustler empire, and Joe Francis, the man behind the “Girls Gone Wild” series, requested a $5 billion bailout from Congress. A bailout!!!??? They were riding high 25 years ago when as a pre-teen, I could’nt even scrape up enough change to buy a Hustler magazine, at the then hefty price of $3.99. I’ll bail you alright, right across your greedy asses. But at any rate, psychologists believe that many men and women turn to the porn industry to lift their spirits or their moods, especially in the times of a financial downturn. I personally found it better when I had a little extra change in my pocket. That way I could afford to buy what I wanted, not what was on the buy one, get one free rack. Free porn on the internet, piracy and P2P file sharing has made a significant dent in the industry that actually shows no sign of a comeback within the near future. Now before you go out and feel sorry for these guys and buy up all the new releases at your local adult video store, know that this is still an industry that has sales exceeding $12.6 billion just this past year. So don’t go thinking that some video chick is at standing in the welfare line trying to give out free autographed copies of her last release in exchange for an increase in her monthly foodstamps. That’s not the case. But here a sidenote: just so you’ll know, none of the girls from the “Girls Gone Wild” video series is paid anyway. Now that’s a shame.
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