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2. Well a broken clock is right blah blah blah

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:46 AM

Mar 13

We tax cigarettes to dissuade people from smoking. See nothing wrong with taxing AI to pressure companies from using it.

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Andrew Yang says we should stop taxing workers -- and start taxing AI [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 13 OP

This is never going to happen but I like this idea FakeNoose Mar 13 #1

Well a broken clock is right blah blah blah rogue emissary Mar 13 #2

Not possible to tax negative incomes!!! dickthegrouch Mar 13 #3

What if... -misanthroptimist Mar 13 #11

This guy proposed a national income Picturelady Mar 13 #4

That proposal is part way to nationalizing private industry bucolic_frolic Mar 13 #5

No, tax the billionaire tech bros who are pushing this shit on us. Initech Mar 13 #6

We could tax billionaires and AI... Chemical Bill Mar 14 #16

Brilliant idea, wrong argument Bluetus Mar 13 #7

Who is Andrew Yang? ABC123Easy Mar 13 #8

Thank you ABC123Easy Mar 13 #13

I figured you might have been.. BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #14

Yep ABC123Easy Mar 13 #15

I know he started a 3rd party BumRushDaShow Mar 14 #17

I forgot this guy existed. With any luck... NNadir Mar 13 #10