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HarHarVeryFunnyyesterday at 2:18 PM2 repliesview on HN

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?


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FrozenSynapseyesterday at 2:35 PM

Tax everything the company produces/profit more and reduce the tax on the human workers.