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2. Agreed. Out of curiosity, would you consider it sensible to directly tax the production of a robot? 3. The larger the trend, the easier to forecast. Histori

2. Agreed. Out of curiosity, would you consider it sensible to directly tax the production of a robot? 3. The larger the trend, the easier to forecast. Historically, empires fail slowly and then enter a rapid final decline. Martin Armstrong may be of interest, as he has built an extensive database and system that has analyzed the set. 4. Georgia the country, although the US state is one that is doing better than others[1] in the nation. Residence is sticky since it's expensive to relocate, so the incentive to move must be particularly high. There are certainly perceptions that persist with a lag since a practical perspective depends heavily upon direct experience, e.g. NYC is not the same place depicted in movies from the 1980s. The magnitude of resources available to be redistributed within a highly dynamic system can be significant. It is almost impossible to pinpoint the exact breaking point but the trend can be much more easily observed. Turkey is an interesting place - domestic production includes almost everything except higher technology, yet the economy is precarious due capital fearing the government. Romania is on my travel list :) [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-bay-area-residents-moving-away-increase-u-haul-rental-prices-2018-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-bay-area-resid...

oblio 8y ago
2. I don't know. What I'd personally favor is super high income tax brackets for the very rich (income > $1 billion puts you in a 95% tax bracket for everything above 1 billion) and the state getting a percentage of a corporation automatically after it goes above a certain scale (say 5% at 1 billion, 20% at 20 billion), with the restriction on the state's share usage. This should take care indirectly of the "robot production", via the owners. Once you'd do this universal basic income would be interesting. This should only be implemented if there's some sort of global tax agreement, otherwise the state that does this will have its tax revenue slither away to other countries. But this needs an attitude of "fixing the state", not "starving the beast". Treat the state as an unavoidable single point of failure and harden it. Checks and balances, more transparency, more direct democracy, etc. 3 & 4. This is already getting super philosophical. I need to follow this phenomenon more, can't really say anything super relevant. Intuitively I'm not sure I agree. > Romania is on my travel list :) Go to Bucharest for the night life (preferably with a somewhat reliable local guide). Go to Brașov, Sighișoara, Sibiu for the medieval monuments and buildings. Go to Bucovina for the great landscapes and the beautiful monasteries. Go to Maramureș for the same reasons, but with a different twist. Go to the Apuseni for the rural life, unchanged since centuries. Avoid the Black Sea (Constanța, Mamaia), except for the Danube Delta, which is a nature reserve.
- miscreanity 8y ago
  I've been both a wage earner and a business owner, having gone from a similar perspective as yours to wondering why I was funding incompetence, laziness and war by paying taxes. Most business owners I've met, both small and large, share that stance yet are genuinely good people who feel obligations to their employees in terms of providing a secure environment and paycheck. Our life experiences definitely shape our views. Thanks for the recommendations!

oblio 8y ago

2. I don't know. What I'd personally favor is super high income tax brackets for the very rich (income > $1 billion puts you in a 95% tax bracket for everything above 1 billion) and the state getting a percentage of a corporation automatically after it goes above a certain scale (say 5% at 1 billion, 20% at 20 billion), with the restriction on the state's share usage. This should take care indirectly of the "robot production", via the owners. Once you'd do this universal basic income would be interesting. This should only be implemented if there's some sort of global tax agreement, otherwise the state that does this will have its tax revenue slither away to other countries. But this needs an attitude of "fixing the state", not "starving the beast". Treat the state as an unavoidable single point of failure and harden it. Checks and balances, more transparency, more direct democracy, etc. 3 & 4. This is already getting super philosophical. I need to follow this phenomenon more, can't really say anything super relevant. Intuitively I'm not sure I agree. > Romania is on my travel list :) Go to Bucharest for the night life (preferably with a somewhat reliable local guide). Go to Brașov, Sighișoara, Sibiu for the medieval monuments and buildings. Go to Bucovina for the great landscapes and the beautiful monasteries. Go to Maramureș for the same reasons, but with a different twist. Go to the Apuseni for the rural life, unchanged since centuries. Avoid the Black Sea (Constanța, Mamaia), except for the Danube Delta, which is a nature reserve.

miscreanity 8y ago
I've been both a wage earner and a business owner, having gone from a similar perspective as yours to wondering why I was funding incompetence, laziness and war by paying taxes. Most business owners I've met, both small and large, share that stance yet are genuinely good people who feel obligations to their employees in terms of providing a secure environment and paycheck. Our life experiences definitely shape our views. Thanks for the recommendations!