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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by pinkmuffinere on Monday December 15, 2025 @01:32PM (#46278413)
What is it about if not income?
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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by seanmcdirmid on Monday December 15, 2025 @01:46PM (#46278590)
Income is what you earn from your labor (the things robots will do in the future). Capital is setting money to make more money (e.g., by buying robots to get rid of labor that earns income).
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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by bigmadshoe on Monday December 15, 2025 @01:42PM (#46278528)
Capital ≠ income
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Re:If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes? by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @12:17PM (#46291223)
Wealth. You can be fabulously wealthy without an income.
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