[RKBA Democrat]

I guess your argument then is that the wise and benevolent government is better situated to control these things. Because,well, they’ve done such a great job to date. And they’re not subject to bribery, incompetence, sloth, stupidity, and other attendant evils.

Then you have these companies who have no small investment in satisfying their customer base and being allowed to continue their business by acting responsibly. But they’re not capable of adjusting their business model and procedures to deal with problems as they occur. Because only governments can do that in their infinite wisdom and benevolence.

Am I understanding the argument correctly?

[Alberta's Child]

No. My argument is that a zoning law (for example) is adopted through a legitimate governing process, and is intended to protect people and property from their neighbors. In other words, this "wise and benevolent government" already is restricting these things.

I'd also venture to guess that in many places where Airbnb is popular (New York and San Francisco, for example), most of the company's partners are tenants, not homeowners. That has a whole bunch of added complications, but it pretty much throws the whole "private property" argument out the window.