Taxing Robotic Labor to Fund Universal High Income?
rand_longevity · x · 2026-08-08
- Background: A commenter suggested that human labor might soon be taxed more heavily than machine labor, which was criticized as a historically foolish policy choice.
- Proposal: In response, it was argued that taxing robotic labor could be the exact mechanism needed to fund a Universal High Income (UHI) in the future.
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