Which is why I am saying those girls trying to take the piss out of us. Fuck the no haggling with them gentleman's agreement and just try and see how you get. Just think of it this way, if she refuses to see you as a result. She has done you a favour.
Haggling smacks of desperation and is instantly putting a downer on the mood. Then if you post a review mentioning it, that'll understandably piss her off as you've been the one to dictate her price, which is totally unreasonable regardless of what you or I think of the price.
Imagine if you started haggling with a plumber right out the gate. They'd rightly tell you to fuck off. Imagine if you were self employed and someone started haggling with you. You'd rightly tell them to fuck off. I don't like greed any more than you do, but throwing your toys out the pram isn't doing your argument any favors, or change a greedy girl's mind.
We all sat back in 2016 and let them do this.
Who is "we"? What on earth can any guy do about escorts putting up rates other than choose not to see them? You make it sound like a political situation worthy of organised protest. Are we all going to stand outside apartments with placards saying "down with this sort of thing?"
I do essentially agree with the main point. Some rates are high, and I don't want to sound like I'm having a pop at you, and am trying to sound civil, so apologies if this comes across as aggressive, but I just can't grasp why you're in such a huff about something you have no control over, and arguably shouldn't.
If a girl is greedy, a girl is greedy. If she has her head screwed on well enough to know what a fair rate is, and organise her finances accordingly, then great. They're usually the better ones to see anyway.
Plus, (and I don't mean you here, Anth) even if an escort gave a reason in her profile like "Sorry about the rise in rates guys, but my rent has gone way up!" or as Lizzy points out, she's trying to balance her ailments out or whatever, some sad punters would
still get irate and call them liars. There's literally no positive action anyone can do, so any negativity is just pissing in the wind and you end up getting piss all over yourself even if you have the moral high ground.
TL;DR: Don't be that guy pissing all over himself because some escorts are greedy.