On: The Hotel Industry’s Plan to Combat Airbnb

[mcbruiser3]

Agreed. Why not let the consumers vote with their dollars, and let the free market do its thing?

[noja → mcbruiser3]

Because if you got rid of the regulations fire-trap accommodation would come back.

[mcbruiser3 → noja]

.. and people will stop going there. the problem resolves itself.

[ceejayoz → mcbruiser3]

Except the problem clearly didn't resolve itself last time, resulting in people dying, resulting in fire safety regulations.

[zwieback → mcbruiser3]

I'm not taking one position or the other but the hotels' argument is that the market isn't free, it's distorted against them.

[mcbruiser3 → zwieback]

whining.