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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by stingraycharles on Monday December 15, 2025 @05:56AM (#46272844)
It’s much easier to tax the general population than businesses, as they don’t push back as much.

It’s the same pattern everywhere around the world (perhaps there are a few exceptions). Businesses can be much more creative with tax evasion as well.

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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by pixl97 on Monday December 15, 2025 @08:23AM (#46274179)
Yep, concentration of wealth leads to a smaller group of people that buy their way out of taxation leading to further concentration of wealth and services falling apart for the masses.
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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by JKCalhoun on Monday December 15, 2025 @11:32AM (#46276690)
Businesses can play the game where they shop around various municipalities and get them in a race-to-the-bottom on tax breaks if they move their business to their community.
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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by qeternity on Monday December 15, 2025 @11:37AM (#46276753)
> It’s much easier to tax the general population than businesses, as they don’t push back as much.

Businesses don't pay taxes. People do. Every dime that a corporation pays is a reduction of capital returns to shareholders, or a reduction of investment into business activity, both of which are taxed again by the people who ultimately receive the capital.

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