[kictanet] Why Bill Gates would tax robots

[Mark Elkins]

This is probably the best reply so far!

Personally, a robot is a tool. This could be my coffee maker making a
cup of freshly ground coffee rather than a human taking the beans,
grounding them with stones, adding them to boiling water - etc... all by
hand. Agh.


On 28/02/2017 11:19, awatila--- via kictanet wrote:
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> I think in the discussion the original purpose of taxation is forgotten.
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> A human being pays tax to the government to cover the cost of the
> common services provided by the government.
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> What are this services that the robot will be consuming from the
> government that they need to pay for?
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> Regards,
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> Alex
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> *From: *Mark Kipyegon via kictanet <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, February 28, 2017 12:06 PM
> *To: *awatila at yahoo.co.uk <mailto:awatila at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc: *Mark Kipyegon <mailto:mkipyegon at outlook.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Why Bill Gates would tax robots
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> During the Industrial Revolution, critics of mechanisation would use
> similar arguments. Advances in technology should be embraced.
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> On 28 Feb 2017, at 10:25, "kictanet-request at lists.kictanet.or.ke"
> <kictanet-request at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> > Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:21:47 +0300
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> > From: Job Muriuki <muriukin at gmail.com>
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> > To: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
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> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why Bill Gates would tax robots
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> > Barrack,
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> > Am in business and I know it's the bottom line that counts at the
> expense
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> > of people.
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> > Now we further what to fire the already strained employee replace
> them with
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> > a robot
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> > for a fatter bank account and cash you don't need.
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> > I believe Bill Gates been the billionaire he is has realised you can
> have
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> > all the cash
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> > and wealth you can get but it all without meaning what really matters is
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> > the humanity.
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