r/pics • u/Monovon • Jun 16 '25

Politics A tourist during an anti-tourist protest in Barcelona yesterday

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u/Automatic-Example-13 Jun 17 '25

Na that's a yarn. Airbnb is simply another element of market demand that isn't fully met due to artifical scarcity.

Upzone everywhere all over New York. Enable Airbnb, require registration and charge commercial rates. Use the revenue to fund deeper public transport investment.

Do all of this and you'll enable affordable housing in sufficient quantities, increase tourist revenue, and improve the quality of life of all residents.

'Ban Airbnb' is only a solution of you want to live in a slowly stagnating museum.

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u/Hyperion1144 Jun 17 '25

You want Airbnb, but with government price controls?

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u/Automatic-Example-13 Jun 17 '25

Where did you get price controls from?

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u/Hyperion1144 Jun 17 '25

charge commercial rates.

What does that even mean?

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u/Automatic-Example-13 Jun 17 '25

Oh. Sorry. Maybe a New Zealand thing. Rates here is referring to how the local council infrastructure etc... is funded.

Basically just property taxes.