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<p>This is probably the best reply so far!</p>
<p>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.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/02/2017 11:19, awatila--- via
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think in the discussion the original
purpose of taxation is forgotten.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A human being pays tax to the government to
cover the cost of the common services provided by the
government.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What are this services that the robot will
be consuming from the government that they need to pay for?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alex</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From:
</b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">Mark Kipyegon
via kictanet</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 28, 2017 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mkipyegon@outlook.com">Mark Kipyegon</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Why Bill Gates would tax
robots</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the Industrial Revolution, critics
of mechanisation would use similar arguments. Advances in
technology should be embraced.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 28 Feb 2017, at 10:25,
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke">"kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke"</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke"><kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke></a> wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Message: 3</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:21:47 +0300</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> From: Job Muriuki
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:muriukin@gmail.com"><muriukin@gmail.com></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> To: Barrack Otieno
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com"><otieno.barrack@gmail.com></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"><kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why Bill Gates
would tax robots</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Message-ID:</p>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:CAJ+RKRbKRsadcYewDv-zEiAN0dpVKryxHye64aUc0FSB5toOkA@mail.gmail.com"><CAJ+RKRbKRsadcYewDv-zEiAN0dpVKryxHye64aUc0FSB5toOkA@mail.gmail.com></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">> Barrack,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Am in business and I know it's the
bottom line that counts at the expense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> of people.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Now we further what to fire the
already strained employee replace them with</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> a robot</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> for a fatter bank account and cash you
don't need.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> I believe Bill Gates been the
billionaire he is has realised you can have</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> all the cash</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> and wealth you can get but it all
without meaning what really matters is</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> the humanity.</p>
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