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		threeseed on Oct 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NY... The government does have a moral right to zoning laws. We, as citizens, have ascribed them that right. And it is what protects me from having my neighbours run a brothel or smelting plant in their house.

hilop on Oct 22, 2016 [–]

That's not a "right", that's a power struggle. What protects the brothel owner from being kicked out of town?

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