We need government to stamp out individual initiative, innovation and freedom so that the status quo can be maintained. Fortunately for the status quo, governments are pretty good at that.

"Across town, Doris Jurkiewicz, owner of Raleigh's Oakwood Inn, where the nightly rate is $139–$189"

My issue is that it shouldn't cost me $140-180 for a bed to sleep in if that is all I really need. AirBnB offers that option. If Doris thinks that her B&B style facility with all of its amenities is losing business to folks who are renting small inexpensive rooms via Airbnb, she's assigning blame to the wrong folks.

Add to that these excerpts from the article that make it clear this isn't an Airbnb issue:
"The good news is, in 2014 our hotels actually had an incredible year," Edwards says.

Wake County's overall hotel occupancy rate of 68 percent is higher than the 2013 national average of 62 percent, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Association. (The national average occupancy rate for 2014 is not yet available)."

and

"the Average Daily Rate—the 2014 average rental income per paid occupied room—was up 5.5 percent"

That's MORE folks in MORE beds at HIGHER rates.

Maybe it's time for B&B owners who think Airbnb is costing them reservations to take a deeper look inward and reflect on the changing times, growing area offerings and their own operations and marketing strategies.

Oh, and personally, i'd have no problem paying the additional city taxes if that's how this shakes out.