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__alexslast Monday at 2:22 PM1 replyview on HN

We did in a way. Tractors help produce more goods. Those goods incur VAT at the point of sale to consumers.


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wccrawfordlast Monday at 3:25 PM

They don't "help produce more goods". They "reduce the need for human labor", enabling fewer people to produce as much as before.

That's exactly what AI is doing.