> It seems more likely to have precious little to do with the "value" you may or may not "add" to society. The taxes on upscale hotels (business class travelers

> It seems more likely to have precious little to do with the "value" you may or may not "add" to society. The taxes on upscale hotels (business class travelers, Presumably spending $$$) exceed those on cheap ones, etc. Sure, in the end, it's a tax. No shocker that the better-off pay more. > Also, perhaps as a counter example: Artists, students, and other creative types are now perhaps more likely to use AirBNB than a Hotel, as a base of working in NYC or SF etc. History evidences (globally) creatives tend to inflate real-estate values far in excess of any economic income they themselves capture from employment (in any major urban center). Viz: Soho, Soma, Shoreditch, Berlin, Brooklyn, Paris pre-war, etc. I can only speak for Soma, because I've lived there for 5 years. The inflation in real estate has more to do with lack of supply around the whole city, a booming tech economy, its proximity to most people's workplaces, and relatively cheap price per square foot compared to other neighborhoods in the city (not so much anymore). Not sure artists have anything to do with it.