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Second. All of this about productivity gains too. One of the dumbest idea I've seen floated is a "robot tax". Because what's a robot? If a new kind of light bul
by thatjoeoverthr 4y ago
Second. All of this about productivity gains too. One of the dumbest idea I've seen floated is a "robot tax". Because what's a robot? If a new kind of light bulb has an MTBF 10 to 100x better than incandescents, you've reduced the labor of replacing street lights by 90 to 99%. That's a far bigger hit than anything GPT is doing to me, but it won't get covered under a "robot" tax. What about telecom replacing horseback couriers? All technologies effect the nature and scope of labor. Compartmentalization only does one thing; let you fight over definitions to pick winners and losers.
And how would we make a tax that covers all the productivity gains indiscriminately, without pointless compartmentalization?
Well, it's a tax on corporate profits of course. Basic general taxes that we already have.