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3. They used to have these type of things in the

Reply to corkhead (Reply #1)

Tue May 12, 2015, 09:26 PM

May 2015

50-60's where people stay at a home for a few days where they got a breakfast in the morning.

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"Airbnb is just like Uber. It's Desperation Capitalism" [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2015 OP

"Think about why people need to rent out rooms in their homes to strangers or haul strangers around" corkhead May 2015 #1

They used to have these type of things in the yeoman6987 May 2015 #3

Yeah, they're called bed and breakfasts Cal Carpenter May 2015 #6

Woot! pscot May 2015 #16

lol Starry Messenger May 2015 #42

Yes, boarding houses. nt. My Good Babushka May 2015 #32

I love your sig line. nt silvershadow May 2015 #12

From my personal experience, I beg to differ - cilla4progress May 2015 #2

That sounds like a small hotel Gormy Cuss May 2015 #40

That article is wrong. It's 100% the fault of the wealthy that we're in the position we're in. Initech May 2015 #4

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Dunno. cilla4progress May 2015 #64

There are a lot of people that have rental homes they are renting on Airbnb Travis_0004 May 2015 #5

Silly Egnever May 2015 #7

sensibly said - thank you Psephos May 2015 #10

AirBnB is a great alternative to LibDemAlways May 2015 #13

Santa Barbara misses out on the additional tax revenue philosslayer May 2015 #35

It's not quite that simple. The regular Joe or Joanna making that money spends it locally. stevenleser May 2015 #37

Good points. Though I don't like AirBnB generally, I can't deny closeupready May 2015 #38

Here's the bottom line.... philosslayer May 2015 #44

That's not the bottom line. It is one way of looking at it that omits many pieces. nt stevenleser May 2015 #46

I disagree. I think they should have to pay hotel taxes. DanTex May 2015 #51

I'm not opining on whether they should, I'm saying what happens and how it affects stevenleser May 2015 #54

Well if you don't pay taxes... philosslayer May 2015 #58

The hotels will still be full at premium rates and the city will collect LibDemAlways May 2015 #65

Some other signs, IMO. moondust May 2015 #8

I think cab service is an area where shoppers most definitely do not have an abundance of choices. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #23

And until Uber came it didn't hit home just how bad cab service was. stevenleser May 2015 #57

or else it was one of those things like the weather. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #59

Wait..... nobody rented out rooms in their homes prior to Airbnb coming on the scene? Nye Bevan May 2015 #9

Once upon a time, you placed classified ads for such things Mariana May 2015 #43

The people I know who rent out on airbnb or drive for uber are, generally, psyched to do it. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #11

psyched to have a job redruddyred May 2015 #15

I'm sorry, but I don't buy the line that this is a symptom of economic dysfunction. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #17

what I'd really like to see them fix is higher education redruddyred May 2015 #19

I agree. But they're filling a niche which has been sorely neglected by the fucked up way we've Warren DeMontague May 2015 #22

sounds legit. redruddyred May 2015 #26

I think, for real, it sort of depends on personality type in many cases, if you're not talking pure Warren DeMontague May 2015 #28

I think most employment situations are geared towards the redruddyred May 2015 #31

True dat, certainly if you're talking retail. I had a good chunk of a decade in a VERY public kind Warren DeMontague May 2015 #33

number one secret to why red is such an a-hole: redruddyred May 2015 #34

Ha! Warren DeMontague May 2015 #70

psyched to make $10-$15 per hour? CreekDog May 2015 #20

Yep. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #21

how much are they making per year, net? CreekDog May 2015 #48

We're talking about two specific gigs, or more precisely potential revenue making situations; Warren DeMontague May 2015 #61

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Silly article. geek tragedy May 2015 #18

some people in areas with high cost housing are being forced into it CreekDog May 2015 #49

Agree marions ghost May 2015 #62

That's a little over the top, a lot of people I work with love it Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2015 #24

Not to mention it's taking rooms off the rental market daredtowork May 2015 #25

Yes and no GoneOffShore May 2015 #36

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My wife and I have been staying in B&Bs for... meaculpa2011 May 2015 #30

I don't like them because they are an end-around necessary regulations. alarimer May 2015 #39

Libertarian dream -yes. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #41

Boom. Starry Messenger May 2015 #45

+1 PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #52

+ 1000 nt abelenkpe May 2015 #55

The regulations have led to a miserable public transportation experience in the USA Fumesucker May 2015 #63

+1 leftstreet May 2015 #67

The pantie-wadding is strong in this thread. Throd May 2015 #47

why does everybody think this is for "extra money"? CreekDog May 2015 #50

I'm speaking about my own situation. Throd May 2015 #53

Pick up some bed bugs and you're good to go! Lars39 May 2015 #56

Thanks, Throd. LibDemAlways May 2015 #68

Uber and AirBnB customerserviceguy May 2015 #60

People have always done these things treestar May 2015 #66

Thank you. And, as a friend always says, scene. GoneOffShore May 2015 #69