[hansthehorse]

We are going to have to find a way to tax robots as if they were humans doing the work. Social security can't survive in America unless we do some pre-planning. Robot displaces 10 people? Robot pays the payroll tax times 10, or something like it.

[ThomPete]

Not robots, but output of robots.

[mars4rp]

that way we just force robots out of country, we should tax consumption! that way it doesn't matter where the robots sit! and we might get some high paying jobs for maintenance back.

[ThomPete]

Where are the consumers you want to tax going to get their money from?

[mars4rp]

Government, basic income!

[ThomPete]

And where are those money coming from?

[mars4rp]

import tax, consumption tax, property tax, capital gain tax. money just needs to circulate enough!