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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by biggio on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:05PM (#11770790)
Solution: most of the revenue generated by robots should go to welfare benefits
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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by kristofferR on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:31PM (#11771013)
How do you do that when countries have to compete by offering attractive tax-rates and terms for businesses and business owners/investors?
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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by BatFastard on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @02:02PM (#11771768)
I like the idea, but it gets tricky, what if the robots are in a different country?
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Re:Foxconn replaces '60,000 factory workers with robots' by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @03:59PM (#11772632)
Tax the goods at the border.
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