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tptacek
on Oct 21, 2016
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Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NY...
I don't think NYC needs the help.
hueving
on Oct 22, 2016
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Tourism resulted in 45 billion spending. That number even ignores figures from people that travel there to do deals with companies, etc.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_New_York_City
tedunangst
on Oct 22, 2016
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How did New York survive before airbnb???
eherot
on Oct 22, 2016
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It created fewer new jobs for the people who already live there, which presumably resulted in lower wages on average. Supply + demand and all.
hueving
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The same way it survived when it has insane crime rates. But nobody is advocating bringing back crime, are they?
tptacek
on Oct 22, 2016
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What new thing could you not argue for by comparing it to higher crime rate? Why stop with crime? Your argument might be even more compelling if you used cholera as your baseline.
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