Are we all really prostitutes???

I read an article on the Daily News that stated that prostitution is one of the oldest professions known to humankind...and also that even during this economic turmoil occuring in the United States...prostitutes have not seen a decrease in revenue..

The survey that followed was simple: Do you think that prostitution should be legalized? 78% of respondents agreed that prostitution should be legalized and 22 % of respondents indicated that prostitution should not be legalized. Now of course, we need more information to really get to the root of things. Such as, how many of the respondents were men and how many were women, the age of the respondents, the race, socioeconomic level, etc...all of this variables are valuable to assessing who has these views.

Many people shun the thought of prostitution, exotic dancing and any other sexual profession. I remember a long time ago, a pastor stated to the congregation, "if you hate your job, your prostituting yourself". What was meant by this statement, was that at the end of the day, you are still selling yourself, to make profit for someone else and you hate it. Models walk down an aisle everyday with next to nothing on and pose half nude on a regular basis, yet that is not seen as prostitution. Many women will not go out on a dinner date, etc. if the guy or female refused to pay and court them in a way that they feel warranted. I'm asking for you all, to step outside of the box, and think of many ways in which you are someone else you know may have prostituted yourself and then answer this question...

Should prostitution be legalized? Why or why not?