Proposing a Robot Tax - Decoupling Economic Growth from Human Labor

Explore the concept of a ROBOT Tax and its potential impact on economic growth and human labor in this 32-minute video. Learn about automation and AI-driven job displacement, understand the definition and mechanics of a ROBOT Tax, and examine arguments for its implementation, including innovation promotion, economic growth, and national security considerations. Analyze objections to the tax, such as governmental overreach, unintended consequences, implementation challenges, market distortion, and moral concerns. Gain insights into this proposed solution for decoupling economic growth from human labor and its potential implications for the future of work and society.

- Introduction & Agenda
- Automation Job Destruction
- AI Job Destruction
- AI GDP Growth
- ROBOT Tax Defined
- What is ROBOT Tax?
- How does ROBOT Tax work?
- The case for ROBOT Tax
- Promote Innovation
- Promote Economic Growth
- National Security
- Objections to ROBOT Tax
- Governmental Overreach
- Unintended Consequences
- Difficulty of Implementation
- Market Distortion
- Moral Objections
- Conclusions