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Does automation use generally pay taxes? Should Amazon pay taxes for using factory robots in lieu of people? Should fabric manufacturers pays taxes for using

Does automation use generally pay taxes? Should Amazon pay taxes for using factory robots in lieu of people? Should fabric manufacturers pays taxes for using automated looms instead of hand weaving ? Even if lawmakers wanted to tax AI, how would they do it? How do you measure the AI usage level at a company, or the number of workers it has displaced?

sdf4j 11mo ago
That's what Bill Gates proposed [0]. [0] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-wants-tax-robots-233045575.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-wants-tax-robots-2...
FrozenSynapse 11mo ago
Tax everything the company produces/profit more and reduce the tax on the human workers.