Yes seriously. 1) Tax burned is a cost imposed by the government, presumable to cover the cost of externalities. I am not trying to be a jerk when I say I wou

Yes seriously. 1) Tax burned is a cost imposed by the government, presumable to cover the cost of externalities. I am not trying to be a jerk when I say I would like to hear what externalities you are thinking about here. 2) This might actually be a real answer. Assuming of course that airports operate at a loss and recoup that loss with things like hotel tax. 3) Safety regulations are not a cost imposed by Airbnb and illegal hotels tend not to have extra inspections. Zoning rules are again, not imposed by Airbnb. They are imposed by the government presumably to cover some externalities. I can't figure out what those unnamed externalities are, so I asked. > I think the underlying issue here is you don't care if it has negative economic effects on other people or the city government because "free market". Again, no. When someone complains about negative effects, but fails to mention what they actually are I think it is perfectly reasonable to ask what those negative effects are.