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Payroll taxes subsidize automation, author claims

A commentary suggests that the current payroll tax system, which taxes jobs, is counterproductive given the immense profit potential for businesses in automation. The author argues that this system inadvertently subsidizes automation by taxing labor, creating a financial incentive for companies to replace human workers with machines. AI

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IMPACT Argues that current tax policy incentivizes automation, potentially impacting labor markets and business strategies.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece on economic policy.

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    "Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation." big wo

    "Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation." big words... let's see if they live by them California Executive Order Directs Businesses and State Agencies to Prepare for AI…