It's interesting to view the story systematically—policymakers likely aimed to reduce short-term rentals. Instead of using taxes or permits, they targeted a step in the system that’s easier to enforce.
This approach, where actions & policies aren't directly tied to outcomes, is rare in current discourse and strategy-making.
Criminality/terrorism is the stated reason, but it is a clever way to push out the larger operators. Retail good, wholesale bad. Less upward pressure on real estate prices.
It's interesting to view the story systematically—policymakers likely aimed to reduce short-term rentals. Instead of using taxes or permits, they targeted a step in the system that’s easier to enforce.
This approach, where actions & policies aren't directly tied to outcomes, is rare in current discourse and strategy-making.
Criminality/terrorism is the stated reason, but it is a clever way to push out the larger operators. Retail good, wholesale bad. Less upward pressure on real estate prices.
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