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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by unethical_ban on Friday October 21, 2016 @06:08PM (#12765332)
Parent made it sound like the government has a moral right to zoning laws. I would argue that zoning laws are more often abused than used properly.
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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by threeseed on Friday October 21, 2016 @09:52PM (#12766587)
The government does have a moral right to zoning laws.

We, as citizens, have ascribed them that right. And it is what protects me from having my neighbours run a brothel or smelting plant in their house.

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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by hilop on Saturday October 22, 2016 @03:28PM (#12770212)
That's not a "right", that's a power struggle. What protects the brothel owner from being kicked out of town?
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