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"The market will adapt" is what supposedly high minded people say when their proposed ideas will not affect them (or benefit them) and they have no idea how to account for those who will be negatively impacted.

How will the market adapt? How long will it take? What do we do with those who cannot adapt in time before they go bankrupt? Etc etc.

Vermont is not Europe.

Yes. A simple Google search will show you studies that support both positions.

A simple Google search is easy enough to do.

There are studies to support both positions. My anecdotal experience indicates it does provide a lot of jobs, and that local businesses and artisans are very against Airbnb restrictions since they provide a significant portion of their revenue.

I do not own or operate an Airbnb. I do derive some of my income from them.

I'd like to provide a response:

1. I usually look for evidence that those who are against Airbnbs are not NIMBYs who wrap themselves with the affordable housing argument. Almost every person I've spoken to in person who is against Airbnb is an obvious NIMBY.

2. Almost every working class person who I have spoken to on the issue is very afraid of Airbnbs disappearing because of the direct and second and third order effects that economic activity generates. I also find it very curious that the anti-Airbnb crowd has absolutely no proposed ideas for how to replace that economic activity.

3. You state with the back of the napkin math that 25% of the housing crisis can be solved by taking back Airbnbs. Let's put aside the constitutional issues with your ideas and I will, for sake of argument, accept the math. That means 75% of the issue is due to other factors. Why are you focusing on the 25% when 75% is a bigger number?

4. You speak of affordable housing. Airbnbs provide a lot of jobs that will dissappear with your ideas and no proposed replacement for that income. It doesn't matter how low rent is when unemployment spikes.

The anti Airbnb ideas are DOA for most of the state for these reasons.

Mods can you delete this please this guy is exposing a massive conspiracy to bilk tourists out of $20

I disagree with every assertion and argument you made.

I am in the minority of what? Is being in the minority a good or bad thing?

I am blown away by the high level of political discourse in this thread my bad.

Elections are definitely won and lost on Vermont's subreddit so keep up the good work 👍👍👍