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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by jacquesm on Saturday March 21, 2020 @09:57PM (#22652028)
Did anybody even doubt this? In cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona and Berlin this was blatantly obvious.
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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by acdha on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:13PM (#22652120)
There are plenty of people who have financial incentives to doubt it since it’s more profitable. Any time some city tries to restrict it you’ll reliably see people dismissing it as a minor non-issue.
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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by jacquesm on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:14PM (#22652124)
"And nobody was really poor. At least, nobody worth speaking of".
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