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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by bmelton on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:12PM (#17268209)
Not that it's on-topic, but both are rights, and to be more specific, both are negatively asserted rights; which are (at least in America) rights to which nobody else has the obligation to assist you with, but to which nobody in the government may interfere.

Whether or not we regard one right as more important than the other (and to be fair, we absolutely should), that doesn't change that nobody else is obligated to assist you in pursuit of your rights.

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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by nacho2sweet on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:35PM (#17268429)
One side is going to come with pitchforks, increase racial tension, or vote in an extreme populist while the other is just not gonna come around. Also I am Canadian, it has been stated it is a human right here.
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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by bmelton on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:41PM (#17268501)
Negative assertion doesn't imply tacit vs. explicitly stated, it implies whether the government is obligated to provide you with it to ensure your right is served.

In America, for example, the right to legal counsel is positively asserted. "If you do not have a lawyer, we will provide one for you." Most other rights, including those explicitly enumerated in the constitution, are negatively asserted. We have the right to keep and bear arms, but it is encumbent on no one to aid me in that right, only the government may not interfere.

What does Canada (or your province) do to ensure that all housing prices are kept to affordability?

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