Because their livelihood isn't worth the pay. They are lower than humans, they are whores... I get it, and it's all been said before. Negotiable rates are understandable, especially for girls who lack in looks or cocksucking/fucking ability, but this is a vicious attempt at a monopoly that is a major contribution to the decline of the industry. And obviously porn isn't so profitable or enjoyable when Carmella Bing who was ravaged repeatedly on Brazzers left the business to be a prostitute. Lower rates are fine, if work is steady. I always stand by the women. They are not all filthy drug addicts. I've actually worked with them, and many of them deserve much more. And broaden your conceptual understanding. When I say "more" I mean royalties so when they go 2 to 4 weeks between a shoot they have money to get by. Even 300 bucks a month to a respectable girl in the industry is reasonable for the revenue they garner for these internet companies.

As for tube sites, still unregulated, and plaguing porn valley's pocketbooks.