tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2662889685486662810..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Crewless electric cargo shipsMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53155972301609201032017-08-10T17:36:27.114-05:002017-08-10T17:36:27.114-05:00You could have read essay that in many places over...You could have read essay that in many places over the past few years. I, too, remember how they predicted we'd all work part time, and it will be wonderful. No one mentioned that we'd also be paid part time, too. But that's where the idea of a universal basic income comes from. Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34959032892516780012017-08-10T06:53:28.735-05:002017-08-10T06:53:28.735-05:00Maybe you missed the opening paragraph of the arti...Maybe you missed the opening paragraph of the article I linked:<br />"SpaceX's drone landing ships have already proven that uncrewed vessels can handle some of the most dangerous jobs at sea..."<br /><br />:-)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75024768006569760812017-08-10T00:43:23.556-05:002017-08-10T00:43:23.556-05:00Maybe you missed Elon Musk's tweet: https://mo...Maybe you missed Elon Musk's tweet: https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/891911665821786112?lang=enAmbuj Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14310488321227129414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4601037026214428542017-08-09T12:44:41.174-05:002017-08-09T12:44:41.174-05:00Perhaps this is the lost article? https://features...Perhaps this is the lost article? https://features.marketplace.org/robotproof/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81791428374582548892017-08-09T09:41:00.485-05:002017-08-09T09:41:00.485-05:00Consider that robots do not pay income taxes, nor ...Consider that robots do not pay income taxes, nor contribute to Social Security, Medicare, etc. Has anyone considered the consequences for public finance? And I don't think it is politically viable to tax the owners/users of robots an equivalent amount in compensation. That would be viewed as "regressive," in that you'd be taxing gains in productivity. We worship productivity. No wonder today's youth prefer socialism to capitalism. Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431442919005176713noreply@blogger.com