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Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by skybrian on Monday April 16, 2018 @01:43PM (#16851018)
Thinking about what "owning the robots" might actually look like, the easiest way I can think to solve it would be for the government to buy index funds and use the proceeds to fund basic income.

This wouldn't own any robots from privately-owned companies, though.

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Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by ThrustVectoring on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:08PM (#16851265)
Privately-owned companies not having publicly available shares for sale isn't really a barrier for the government - they write the tax laws. If the US government wants a piece of their profits, they can get it.
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