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In reply to the discussion: Elon Musk Warns 'The Only Way to Get Us Out of the Debt Crisis' and 'Prevent America from Going Bankrupt is AI and Robot [View all]AZJonnie
(2,313 posts)15. Well, of COURSE the solution is NOT to tax the shit out of the wealthiest Americans, bless your hearts!
No, obviously the only way is to assfuck poor/middle class people by automating all their jobs out of existence, and cutting the government benefits that keep them alive, some of which they actively paid into their whole lives.
Naturally!
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Elon Musk Warns 'The Only Way to Get Us Out of the Debt Crisis' and 'Prevent America from Going Bankrupt is AI and Robot [View all]
CentralMass
22 hrs ago
OP
We need a progressive wealth tax that addresses systemic abuses and prevents the existence of billionaires, period.
Moostache
19 hrs ago
#30
Says the tax dodger who just demanded 1 trillion dollars and is actively undermining Democracy. Fuck That Guy!
chowder66
22 hrs ago
#8
Well, of COURSE the solution is NOT to tax the shit out of the wealthiest Americans, bless your hearts!
AZJonnie
22 hrs ago
#15
Yes, eliminating 10s of millions of jobs forever (with shitty AI) is the path to prosperity . . .
hatrack
20 hrs ago
#21
Seriously, there was a time when half a trillion dollars was considered James Bond supervillain money.
Initech
15 hrs ago
#38
Wodrld wide AI and robotics will result in hundreds of millions of jobs being lost, and markets collapsing.
patphil
20 hrs ago
#29
How do you get this massive economic expansion with 50 million Americans unemployed from AI replacement?
NickB79
18 hrs ago
#31