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Re:Rent Your Place on Airbnb? The Landlord Wants a Cut by digler999 on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @02:24PM (#10746565)
> Will this be exploited by the 20% of affordable housing units in these buildings paying well below market rates?

Well, why not ? when wealthy white people "exploit" legal loopholes and government subsidies for personal financial gain, it's called capitalism.

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Re:Rent Your Place on Airbnb? The Landlord Wants a Cut by nemo44x on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @04:07PM (#10747339)
Getting an apartment at a fraction of the market rate is not capitalism. It wouldn't be right for someone given this type of apartment to exploit it for profit considering there are thousands of other people who would qualify for these apartments and not take advantage of it.

It has happened in Queens already and I believe the tenants have been evicted. Such a foolish choice considering the money they would have saved over the years.

What do "white people" have to do with anything here?

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