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by gafage 917 days ago
What's the point of automating stuff for Amazon if then the gains are taxed?
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The gains aren’t taxed at 100%.
Right! Workers aren't working shit jobs, the business still operates, consumers get the "consumer excess" benefits, shareholders still make a return, but the economics are kept in check.

You want to optimize for all the good things above without enabling wild power imbalances via cashflows and wealth.

Why would a human get a job when they have to pay income tax?