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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (245547)2/25/2014 12:01:53 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542009
 
"Tax robots with a SS tax?" The owner, actually

They don't get money when they retire - they go instantly to robot heaven. "
Well, good; more money for the people who recycled robots until a robot-recycling robot replaced them.



To: Steve Lokness who wrote (245547)2/25/2014 11:21:20 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 542009
 
<<
Tax robots with a SS tax?

They don't get money when they retire - they go instantly to robot heaven.

You do tax the people that design and make and install and maintain and dismantle robots now. >>

I think Wharfrat is using that as a metaphor of sorts i.e. we must restructure out society to address the rapidly evolving and changing society to achieve , in essence , a large middle class to replace this terrible income inequality


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