Edited sentence: If the government were to eliminate the red light district it would be taking 100million dollars away from its revenue, and shutting down and profitable, taxpaying industry.It has now become a balancing act, which opportunity cost is higher the profitability and attraction of the red light district or the controversy it is causing.Regardless of the opinions and controversy surrounding this industry, it still has a unique and profitable effect on Amsterdam.The Netherlands is competing and rising in the global market and just like every develop country they now have to ajust to problems such as illegal immigration