Societal investment towards mechanization should be considered. Trying to tax equity of others will work in the short term but long term state investment allows for a base line to government revenue.
A 40 hour work week is not slavery. However it is an arbitrary line to decide that every person should work 40 hours a week.
Forcing people to compete with robots for mundane labour is a pointless endeavor. Structuring the economy so that everybody is skilled is not a good long term plan. Not everybody needs to be an engineer, doctor or scientist. Not is every person able to do the work required.
Societal investment towards mechanization should be considered. Trying to tax equity of others will work in the short term but long term state investment allows for a base line to government revenue.
A 40 hour work week is not slavery. However it is an arbitrary line to decide that every person should work 40 hours a week.
Forcing people to compete with robots for mundane labour is a pointless endeavor. Structuring the economy so that everybody is skilled is not a good long term plan. Not everybody needs to be an engineer, doctor or scientist. Not is every person able to do the work required.