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Re:The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public by adastra22 on Sunday July 06, 2025 @04:01AM (#44478729)
> Before proceeding let me ask a simple question: Has there ever been a major innovation that helped society, but only 8% of the public would pay for it?

Highways.

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Re:The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public by cosmical65 on Sunday July 06, 2025 @04:12AM (#44478789)
> Highways.

In my European country you have to pay a toll to use a highway. Most people opt to use them, instead of taking the old 2-lane road that existed before the highway and is still free.

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Re:The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public by seydor on Sunday July 06, 2025 @04:11AM (#44478780)
pretty much the whole population pays taxes
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Re:The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public by bilbo0s on Sunday July 06, 2025 @08:54AM (#44480414)
To be fair..

pretty much the whole population also wants tax cuts.

It's kind of insane out there in tax land.

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Re:The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public by adastra22 on Sunday July 06, 2025 @12:08PM (#44481918)
Would most of the population pay taxes, if they were optional?
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