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Tax doesn't reward the authors. Especially foreign authors.

• wwweston 2y ago
  It could be structured to reward living authors, mechanical licensing has worked this way. But even if it wasn't -- even if couldn't be -- you could use it to fund all kinds of public goods which would benefit living authors. Maybe even a basic income if it turns out to be successful enough. It's a different pro-social bargain than direct compensation for the fruits of labor, but at least it's still a bidirectional one.