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Let Airbnb Providers Discriminate as They Please

• https://fee.org, Jeffrey A. Tucker

Another question: if you are paying someone for a service, wouldn't you rather reward someone who likes you and doesn't secretly loathe you because of your race, sex, religion, or language? I would think so. It's nice to be nice to the nice.

One of the wonderful things about Airbnb is that owners can demonstrate their preferences. It's not only their right; it's actually beneficial to everyone.

What If People Are Mean?

Here's an example. I had a friend coming to town from Shanghai, and I was arranging an Airbnb for him. The first contact pushed back: "Is he Chinese?" I said no, he is living in China but is originally from Ukraine. This prompted more pushback. "What was he doing in China, and why is he coming here?"


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