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TarumK t1_ivajdor wrote

Reply to comment by ctindel in NYC proposes strict Airbnb registration rules to take effect in January by Eriosyces

Hotels are tightly regulated and pay really high taxes. That's why they're so much more expensive than airbnb.

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ctindel t1_ivbdrdv wrote

Is it that they “pay high taxes” or that the city charges an exorbitant hotel tax on the occupants because it’s a way of taxing people who aren’t residents and therefore don’t get to vote on the taxes in the first place?

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TarumK t1_ivbfl2o wrote

I mean a tax on hotels vs taxing the guests directly amounts to the same thing, either way It makes it more expensive to stay at a hotel than an airbnb.

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