Re:Why taxing robots is not a good idea
by 6d6b73 on Friday February 24, 2017 @10:29AM
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What if that industry is automated because the jobs are dangerous? What if it's automated because having robots do the job allows for more precision, which in turn can save lives (ie medical devices)?
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I don't think it's fair to try split the issue into 'good' and 'bad' automation because in either case there is a displaced worker that needs more resources to change careers than unemployment can provide.
If we're going to live up to the expectation that automation will free up labor to work on more useful things then that labor has to have mobility and access to education.