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Alex Imas and Phil Trammell – What remains scarce after AGI?
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How to tax and redistribute AI wealth
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Comparison of UBI, negative income tax, universal basic capital, wealth taxes, and consumption taxes as redistribution tools. Key debate: UBI creates political dependency; universal basic capital has targeting problems. [1] — Alex Imas "UBI makes basic needs contingent on who holds political power — a dangerous dependency. Universal Basic Capital gives people ownership stak…" 25:58
UBI makes basic needs contingent on who holds political power — a dangerous dependency. Universal Basic Capital gives people ownership stakes with property rights, making them normal shareholders rather than welfare recipients. The tradeoff is targeting: which stocks do you put in people's portfolios?
