Dutch Prostitutes Want Same Retirement Tax Benefits as Soccer Players
Say theirs is "hard physical work" too
Dutch prostitutes are demanding the same retirement tax benefits as professional footballers because of the "hard physical work" they do, according to news reports.
The campaign to secure better retirement rights is being run by Freya, a company that wants to run a number of brothels in the central Dutch city of Utrecht.
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And why not? I'm sure both of their jobs involve having balls bouncing off of their heads all day long.
Surely then the Johns should be able to receive the same retirement tax benefits...