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We Airbnb our furnished basement sometimes. I am not a profiteer evading tourism taxes, but a resident of the city and active on my city council.

So your assertion is not true for all Airbnb rentals.

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Yes, you’re right, there are exceptions to the rule, but they’re few and far between. Compare the number of airbnb hosts with just 1 room rented out today vs. a decade ago and you’ll see that nowadays most hosts have multiple exclusive properties. You exist but you’re not representative.

So because there is a tiny minority that rents out own place ocassionaly then it means that what Airbnb does is OK? o_O

That’s a pretty big leap in logic. Can you walk me through how you got from “I rent out my basement occasionally” to what you said?

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