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		IshKebab on May 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Should We Tax Robots? Right because the answer to that is even more obvious but I'll spell it out anyway. The reason we should tax is that not taxing would be far worse. Point me to one of these mythical non-"oppressive" governments at any point in history that didn't tax and wasn't awful.

porsager on May 14, 2023 [–]

Point me to any king, dictator or slave owner in history that haven't used the same argument as you.

IshKebab on May 15, 2023 | [–]

I can't, because it's clearly a good argument.

porsager on May 16, 2023 | | [–]

It's a good argument for maintaining status quo of oppression yes.

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