Define 'fair' in a way 65% would agree with. To me, 'fair' is what I negotiate. In my view, when value and price are decoupled, things tend not to go well. Keeping the things we value expensive, is exactly as it should be. This view does not perclude a social 'safety net', it just takes the position that wage laws should not be forced into imperfect duty as one.

Somewhat tongue in cheek, but if we’re going to consider the hotel residents as actors, and the room as remuneration equivalent to the fair market value of the room, then US residents should expect to be paying income tax on their stay. Oof: this is sadly all too plausible a scenario.