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A comment on Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments. Parent comment

Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by evanlivingston on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @05:59PM (#19447420)
If it were not the case that the resource was being shipped off and sold for more that would mean I could stay in an AirBnB for the same price as a pay for rent, which I can't.
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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by ng12 on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @06:10PM (#19447509)
That's pretty absurd -- you're paying a discount for being a long-term tenant with a legally binding contract (and no cleaning/daily upkeep). Would you expect buying a home versus AirBnBing one to cost the same over 10+ years?
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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by evanlivingston on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @06:21PM (#19447592)
The end product that consumes the resource may be different but the availability of the resource my community needs to sustain life is compromised when it's arbitraged.
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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by ng12 on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @06:31PM (#19447679)
What if landlords charging market-rent rate compromises your community? What you're saying only makes sense if you don't live in a capitalist society.
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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by evanlivingston on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @07:43PM (#19448109)
Exactly.
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Re:Airbnb’s ‘Guerrilla War’ Against Local Governments by ng12 on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @07:52PM (#19448163)
Well.. sure. I agree that AirBnB would be bad in a communist enclave.
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