> I think what should be taxable here is not a "robot" but a human replacement for the purpose of reducing costs in the pursuit of profit. This is taxing tools

> I think what should be taxable here is not a "robot" but a human replacement for the purpose of reducing costs in the pursuit of profit. This is taxing tools. Why would we want to disincentivize the creation and utilization of tools? And what would be the purpose or capacity to fulfill such a thing. This tax the robots thing got to me by several places and the only way this could have picked up is that people equated robots with people, as in a subservient. But they are as much as any other object, and it doesnt really bring anything new to the table.