Are Dems ahead of the curve on corporate taxes as UBI becomes necessary due to AI?

Obviously, that isn’t what they’re aiming for right now. They want to tax and spend. But as AI replaces more jobs and UBI becomes something we actually need, taxing output is probably going to become norm whether people like it or not.

I’ve always leaned toward trickle-down economics and lower taxes to encourage hiring and growth. The problem is that going forward, that logic may not work the same way. If AI is replacing jobs no matter what corporate tax rates are, then cutting taxes won’t magically create more jobs. At that point, the only fair or realistic way to pay for UBI is by taxing output instead of workers.

I’d like to believe society will adjust as it did after the Industrial Revolution, when people had similar fears about jobs disappearing. New industries did show up eventually, but it took decades. The big difference now is speed. AI can move and scale way faster than anything before it. That means the disruption hits quickly, while society takes time to catch up. That’s why people like Elon keep saying UBI isn’t some wild idea anymore. It’s probably necessary.

That said, as productivity increases, goods should get cheaper, just like they did in the past. Lower prices will reduce how much UBI people need, but no one really knows by how much. Cheaper goods help, but they don’t fully fix the problem when fewer people are earning income in the first place.

This isn’t really about ideology and should be a bipartisan concern. If income from jobs shrinks and output keeps growing, the way we collect taxes is going to have to change too

It's also another reason we need to stop all immigration, legal or illegal, and reduce all foreign aid, as we will be forced to find ways to fund our own citizens.