Comment on "Yeah, but what if we used AI?"
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago“The consumer.” As if every consumer was equal. No difference between the guy panhandling on the corner and Elon Musk.
Comment on "Yeah, but what if we used AI?"
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago“The consumer.” As if every consumer was equal. No difference between the guy panhandling on the corner and Elon Musk.
qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Doesn’t matter if you’re Elon Musk or a regular guy you both eat the same amount, sure a regular guy will get a $5 hotdog every day and Elon will get $500 stake every day but that’s peanuts compared to what his companies are supposed to pay and in reality is covered by regular everyday consumers.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Of course it matters. You don’t tax everyone the same way in a system where taxation is applied fairly.
qwerty@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
If you tax the rich more they’ll increase the prices to offset the cost and you’ll end up paying $20 for bread to cover it.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Weird. That hasn’t happened in Massachusetts after they passed the wealth tax. They also didn’t all move away. Both were predicted.
Also, price gouging doesn’t have to be legal. In fact, it should be investigated and prosecuted every single time.
Once again, you’re talking about an unfair and poorly-applied system.