If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?

Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by iso1631 on Monday December 15, 2025 @07:47AM (#46273793)

It's crazy how in 1992 the US federal deficit was 4% of GDP

During Clintons term this turned around to being a 2.3% surplus in 2000. Just 25 years ago the US was spending less than it was taking in tax.

The Bush came in and that surplus became a 3.3% deficit by 2003, and then the GFC crashed it to 9.8%.

While Obama was in, it crawled back from 9.8% deficit to 3.1% by 2016 - same value as before the GFC

Since then it's gone back to 6% of GDP

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSGDA188S

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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by cheema33 on Monday December 15, 2025 @12:20PM (#46277373)

Are you telling us that the party of golden ballrooms... err.. fiscal responsibility is not actually being fiscally responsible?

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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by gjsman-1000 on Monday December 15, 2025 @01:45PM (#46278572)

You tell me. It's not like the other party is doing better. California is posting a $18 billion deficit next year, despite the highest taxes in the country, and despite record tax revenue from the AI boom.

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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by ceejayoz on Monday December 15, 2025 @01:52PM (#46278655)

They had a $97.5 billion surplus in 2022. Seems like they're doing better overall than the Feds?

Even the $18B ($450/capita) vs $1.8T ($5,300/capita) looks pretty small for a state that large.

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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by iso1631 on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @12:12PM (#46291170)

Clinton and Obama seem very different results to Reagan/BushI and BushII

Odd that.

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