Taxing robots could stop innovation

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By Dean WitheyOct 11, 2017, 8:36 pm160 pts
Recently, the leader of the Labor Party in the UK, Jeremy Corbyn, suggested that a "tax on robots" should be put in place. He believes automation is a "threat" to workers and wants to use the tax income to build a fund for retraining staff that lose their jobs. He thinks "we should all get the benefits" from…

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