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lr89-hk t1_j9o72s7 wrote

Reply to comment by Zeikos in Bernie Sanders proposes taxes on robots that take jobs by Scarlet_pot2

Realistically, this won’t pass. But if they were going to do it properly they should increase taxes on sales of AI tools outside of the US. This would drive up the prices elsewhere and allow the US to stay ahead.

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Zeikos t1_j9oltxv wrote

You mean the import of machine produced goods?
Because tools are going to be developed elsewhere, the science isn't exactly top secret.
There might be some asymmetry for some time but other economies are going to catch up.

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visarga t1_j9p5sw4 wrote

Moving design attribution from one country to another is much easier than doing the same for physical goods. You just develop it in country A and launch it in country B, no taxes.

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