What happens if AI blows a hole in tax revenue?
AFR
Widespread AI adoption could cause significant job losses, severely straining government budgets through reduced tax revenue and increased welfare costs. While some propose a robot tax to mitigate this, there is little public discussion in Australia about how AI might erode essential tax collections needed for public services.
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