Why Berlin should not look up to the Valley

Re:Why Berlin should not look up to the Valley by alper on Thursday October 17, 2013 @08:38AM (#6564927)

That's not really the problem. The problem is that tech combined with capital kills jobs and concentrates power/money with a very small group of people who then do everything they can to gut the public sector.

There is still an immense amount of work to be done in schools, hospitals and social services that is not being obsoleted by technology anytime soon. It is not being done or done well because of a lack of money.

The solution then is much more taxes on capital, much less on human labour and way more redistribution.

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Re:Why Berlin should not look up to the Valley by tomp on Thursday October 17, 2013 @10:12AM (#6565439)

Exactly. But all of these is easier if the companies/people you want to tax live in your city/country, not halfway around the globe.

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Re:Why Berlin should not look up to the Valley by alper on Thursday October 17, 2013 @10:17AM (#6565471)

I can imagine a situation where Germany levies an import tax on Facebook at the border of the secure European internet.

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Re:Why Berlin should not look up to the Valley by walshemj on Thursday October 17, 2013 @11:14AM (#6565882)

I think it would be the French putting that idea first.

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