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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sun Feb 5, 2017, 09:38 PM Feb 2017

Airbnb Super Bowl ad, #WeAccept

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Airbnb Super Bowl ad, #WeAccept (Original Post) Miles Archer Feb 2017 OP

It was a nice add. TomCADem Feb 2017 #1

airbnb - raking in the $$ and contributing little to the communities it msongs Feb 2017 #2

Yeah they are kinda like an insurance company that way. mucifer Feb 2017 #3

Not that I really care to defend airbnb but Merlot Feb 2017 #4

K&R Cha Feb 2017 #5

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)

1. It was a nice add.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 09:41 PM

Feb 2017

msongs

(67,405 posts)

2. airbnb - raking in the $$ and contributing little to the communities it

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 09:48 PM

Feb 2017

uses to make money

mucifer

(23,542 posts)

3. Yeah they are kinda like an insurance company that way.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 10:16 PM

Feb 2017

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

4. Not that I really care to defend airbnb but

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 10:38 PM

Feb 2017

they only get a small percentage of the booking fee. People who rent out their homes get the majority of their money.

If renting out their home or a room helps someone hold onto their home and avoid a forclosure, then it a way it does help the community.

Cha

(297,196 posts)

5. K&R

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:53 AM

Feb 2017

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