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Ok, I have extensive experience in automation. I’ve been an assembly line mechanic since the 90’s. I work with robots, automation control. I even do programming adjustments for engineers when they screw things up 😂

Me and the company I work for pay taxes on my income. We all pay property taxes. The company pays corporate income tax and property tax on the equipment. The company pays sales tax on the goods it sells. Sales tax is paid on the goods used for production.

What other taxes would you like us to pay?
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tanel 1y ago

so the workforce that is getting replaced by automation is taxed purely on profit right now?

what about licensing and patents?

and what about monopoly worries?

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Keith 1y ago

Robots and supporting equipment require maintenance and repair. Bring back trade schools and elevate the workforce. It is nearly impossible to find a qualified technician under 50 years old. Factories across the country are severely understaffed. Instead of a bunch of uneducated workers earning low wages we would have an educated workforce earning higher wages with more efficient production.

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tanel 1y ago

oh i absolutely agree with you on this a hundred percent

think "trade schools" will be the new "study programming" agenda

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Keith 1y ago

Licensing and patents increase monopolies through “regulatory capture.” Huge corporations that donate to the political class ensure there are so many regulations that average people can’t compete. A free market economy, without too many regulations would allow workers to compete with employers instead of being beholden to them.