Football & Porn

Here's an example of what I mean by the publicness of private goods: magazines in Virginia.

I noticed the other day that the sort of newsagent/store that would commonly sell pornographic magazines on Merseyside, do not sell them in Virginia. I assume that the answer lies in the law, and that either the federal or local government have passed some legislation banning the sale of such literature.

The following day, I once more found myself in a shop selling magazines, and wanted to buy a copy of a soccer Football periodical. I know that some larger stores have them, but none of my local ones do. My instinct was to curse the meddling state for depriving me of what I'm big and old enough to enjoy, until my intuition corrected me: it's not illegal to sell football mags.

My point is that I am unable to partake in two of my favourite hobbies, for vastly different reasons. The first, is that an elitist bureaucrat (as argued through the political process) decided that I shouldn't be allowed to. The second, is that the preferences of my local neighbours (as articulated through the market process) made it not worthwhile for shopkeepers to sell such a product.

Clearly, we don't need legislation to inflict popular will on other people. But it's an interesting thing to think about: unlike in Birkenhead, I can't buy football or porn mags in Vienna.

Comments

[TIS]

Vienna or Virginia?

[AJE]

The reason I switched is that I expected someone to point out that there are some specially licensed stores in Virginia that do sell pornos.
But if I only compared Birkenhead to Vienna, there isn't really much of a story since both places are relatively small, and I wanted to demonstrate that this was a societal point.

Hence, the type of shop that sells them on Merseyside, doesn't sell them in Virginia. And no shop in Vienna does.

I think I needed to make both of these points.

[A to the Z]

You should just move out to Missouri where even our gas stations sell porn. And since St. Louis is a relative hotbed for soccer in the Midwest you will also have your fair share of soccer/football mags to choose from. Just ask your Jackie-Packie hating, scrawny little friend nick.

[A to the Z]

By the way, said Jackie-Packie hating, scrawny little friend of yours once went into a gas station out here and intentionally bought a Playgirl. Ask him about that.

[Cheap Jordan 1]

Thanks for sharing. This website is to I too have to help. Very good.

[cheap jordans]

Thanks for sharing these info with us! I was reading something similar on another website that i was researching. I will be sure to look around more. Thanks

[402300572]

http://www.coachfactoryoutletstoreonlinez.net