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Airbnb operator says he's facing losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars because of new short-term rental laws (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just another way the game is rigged. If I spent every cent I had to create a risky startup, I'd be homeless. If someone from an affluent family spends every cent they have, they'd always be able to borrow life changing money (even 5k could change someone's life) or move in to someone's summer home, etc.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah it's false to equate risk to investment.

Risking 50 dollars is very different to a wage slave than to someone in the middle class.

You have to look at the situation they're risking putting themselves into, not the number of dollars or hours of labor they're risking.

It's like when conservatives say they're in favour of equality of opportunity (but not in favour equality of outcome, a total red herring but that's a different rant). Like when has there ever been equality of opportunity?