[erhk]

And tax the labour that automation provides

[mc32]

Lots of things have been automated over time. What’s the cutoff?

Tractors automate things. Email automates things. Computing in general automated things.

[kristjansson]

What? No. Automation doesn't need a new tax, it's just capital investment like any other. Tax the proceeds from investment (in automation and everything else) at a rate commensurate with taxes on labor...