More liberal lunacy, Gates: we should tax robots

[Remodeling Maidiac]

The robot that takes your job should pay taxes, says Bill Gates

Here's a novel idea. How about we LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS

 

[Iceweasel]

This is going to piss off the robots beyond belief.

 

[norwegen]

This is going to piss off the robots beyond belief.

They're going to demand raises/higher tax brackets.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Next up, taxing our pets?

 

[Anathema]

The robot that takes your job should pay taxes, says Bill Gates

Here's a novel idea. How about we LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS

How about both.

I'm of the opinion that any co.psny replacing workers with technology should be picking up.AT LEAST the amount of taxes that the displaced worker was paying.

I'm also in fact or of SLASHING the Federal budget to the bone.

 

[Iceweasel]

"They don't pay us shit, now they are taxing us? WTF?
All righty then...it's game on!"

 

[norwegen]

Next up, taxing our pets?

My dog earns 20 pounds of food per week. 30 percent of that should be about four dog piles on the tax man's front lawn.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

The robot that takes your job should pay taxes, says Bill Gates

Here's a novel idea. How about we LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS

How about both.

I'm of the opinion that any co.psny replacing workers with technology should be picking up.AT LEAST the amount of taxes that the displaced worker was paying.

I'm also in fact or of SLASHING the Federal budget to the bone.

Gouging business owners for technological advances is robbery.

 

[Anathema]

Gouging business owners for technological advances is robbery.

So far as I'm concerned it's fair trade for stealing those workers careers.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Gouging business owners for technological advances is robbery.

So far as I'm concerned it's fair trade for stealing those workers careers.

Entitlement bullshit. It's extortion

 

[norwegen]

Gouging business owners for technological advances is robbery.

So far as I'm concerned it's fair trade for stealing those workers careers.

Employees don't own their jobs; they fill vacancies.

 

[P F Tinmore]

The profit they make is already taxed, isn't it?

 

[Iceweasel]

My dog earns 20 pounds of food per week. 30 percent of that should be about four dog piles on the tax man's front lawn.

My dog is clearly in a higher tax bracket.

 

[Anathema]

Employees don't own their jobs; they fill vacancies.

In the Union we do. We allow the Company to fill the slots, within reason.

 

[norwegen]

Employees don't own their jobs; they fill vacancies.

In the Union we do. We allow the Company to fill the slots, within reason.

Union employees own their jobs? They can transport them?

 

[Slade3200]

Gouging business owners for technological advances is robbery.

So far as I'm concerned it's fair trade for stealing those workers careers.

Entitlement bullshit. It's extortion

Why do you care about robot taxes? Do you realize how many jobs are going to be lost to robots over the next couple years? If you thought companies going overseas was bad just wait till the robots take over. It's going to be billionaires and robots running everything as the middle class slides into poverty and unemployment spikes. If you have a better idea on how to deal with this situation and a way to create jobs and increase wages for the middle class then please enlighten us.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Gouging business owners for technological advances is robbery.

So far as I'm concerned it's fair trade for stealing those workers careers.

Entitlement bullshit. It's extortion

Why do you care about robot taxes? Do you realize how many jobs are going to be lost to robots over the next couple years? If you thought companies going overseas was bad just wait till the robots take over. It's going to be billionaires and robots running everything as the middle class slides into poverty and unemployment spikes. If you have a better idea on how to deal with this situation and a way to create jobs and increase wages for the middle class then please enlighten us.

I care because I run a business and simply doing so should not make me, or any other business owner, the personal piggy bank for Washington's greed.

 

[The Irish Ram]

Do you want fries with that?

 

[Anathema]

Union employees own their jobs? They can transport them?

In a properly written Union contract, the Company agrees that ALL WORK AND POSITIONS in the affected departments belongs to the Union.

 

[Slade3200]

Gouging business owners for technological advances is robbery.

So far as I'm concerned it's fair trade for stealing those workers careers.

Entitlement bullshit. It's extortion

Why do you care about robot taxes? Do you realize how many jobs are going to be lost to robots over the next couple years? If you thought companies going overseas was bad just wait till the robots take over. It's going to be billionaires and robots running everything as the middle class slides into poverty and unemployment spikes. If you have a better idea on how to deal with this situation and a way to create jobs and increase wages for the middle class then please enlighten us.

I care because I run a business and simply doing so should not make me, or any other business owner, the personal piggy bank for Washington's greed.

Ok, so you've covered the selfish portion of your argument... now how about you answer the bigger problem of unemployment, wages and wealth inequality as it effects us as a nation in relation to robots and this discussion