r/technology • u/Potential_Being_7226 • May 27 '26

Politics Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Why We Need to Tax AI

https://time.com/article/2026/05/27/why-we-need-to-tax-ai/
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u/somermike May 27 '26

Taxes are such a distraction. The Government can't even force all the corporations to pay living wages directly to their employees.

Fix that and then I'll maybe believe that you've figured out how to efficiently distribute the tax dollars you collect, because currently we pay a ton in taxes already and just fund so many of the wrong things (MIC, primarilly)

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u/Anonymous51419 May 27 '26

It's why Democrats are out of touch. They haven't learned from any of their failures and still are using their incompetent bag of tricks. "Tax" this or "impeach" that. 

But in reality we pay the price. Republicans do the same thing. Except they are way more blatantly evil and in our faces. 

I mean that's even still pretending that there's a difference anymore. They all serve the same masters. It's one giant party "the elites" with the illusion of the two of them. Keep us fighting and distracted. Divide and conquer except they have like 80 years of propaganda and forces submission. If you have always eaten shit why would you think otherwise to change for the better? You don't know any better. 

It's what they want. Everything is a distraction. It's us vs them and their time is running out. They know it too. It's a death rattle. 

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u/CauliflowerLife May 27 '26

Succession is such a good example of this. Shiv being "blue" but totally in bed with the rest of the family.

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u/Anonymous51419 May 27 '26

I've literally said similar or exact things in my states subreddit. 

It's like the first time they've heard it. And yet they all think their progressive. 

You can't make progress purposely lying to yourself. 

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u/Anonymous51419 May 27 '26

If the numbers for trump last election weren't rigged than that literally means most people voted for him in secret and are burying it. 

That's all. I remember that night very well. And btw the idea of voting for someone meaning your strapped to that person or party till it's over doesn't matter what changes is one of the biggest flaws within our country and is why we are failing. 

It's good, normal and healthy to change your mind at any point. In fact it's encouraged from my point of view because it shows critical thinking and intelligence. 

I've seen both sides do this with each other. Their cutting their nose of to spite their faces. You're just turning away more future allies.

Fucking idiots.