This is exactly the sort of thing that motivates me in what I do for the farm-to-table movement. The response by industry, government, and government-as-prompted-by-industry described in this story is quite analogous to what happens in food and ag policy. Big players in the industry (and the governments that tax it) are challenged by the presence of a very small niche player in the market, so their "natural" response is to regulate the heck out of them: "But Airbnb and similar services have made enough of an impact to draw powerful enemies. These range from city officials trying to maximize lucrative hotel taxes to a hospitality industry fearful of competition to tenants-rights advocates who think the short-termers diss traditional renters. In coming years, the company and its users can expect to face more legal headaches, as municipalities create new regulatory hurdles." reason/archives/2013/08/23/airbnb-and-its-enemies-whos-afraid-of-a
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:57:47 +0000
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