Why taxing robots is not a good idea
From a policy standpoint, it would be a nightmare to define automation to be taxed. What counts as automation? Should I be taxed when I say &quot;OK Google, remind me to blah blah blah&quot;, which theoretically negates the need for me to hire a human assistant to whom I would dictate? Should I be taxed for using a spam filter to sort through my emails and discard the junk for me? Where, precisely, would policymakers be able to draw a clear line between &quot;tax this automation&quot; and &quot;don&#x27;t tax this automation&quot;?