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11. The federal government

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:01 PM

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doesn't even take in $5 Trillion in annual revenue now. There's no way you could tax the use of AI to the tune of an additional $6.5 Trillion.

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So how many billions of dollars would society save if... [View all] LAS14 Oct 6 OP

When there is no middleman, costs are much lower dlk Oct 6 #2

If we gave Greg_In_SF Oct 6 #3

If all of that was paid for by Musk, he'd still have $300 billion... Wounded Bear Oct 6 #7

+1 leftstreet Oct 6 #8

Think you missed three zeros Lurker Deluxe Oct 6 #9

I'm not sure what you mean Greg_In_SF Oct 6 #10

But there are people who know little about medicine bucolic_frolic Oct 6 #4

No questions asked, eh? Torchlight Oct 6 #5

Tax the use of AI crud Oct 6 #6

The federal government Greg_In_SF Tuesday #11