Bill Gates has it right on this one.Every robot, starting with the ones at supermarket checkouts, must pay tax equivalent to the number of jobs it destroys.Supermarkets will claim that this will increase the cost of goods.In Australia there are three major supermarket chains. Aldi, Coles and Woolworths.Aldi has no self checkout robots, employs only full time adult staff and, according to the “Choice” consumer magazine, is over 30% cheaper than the other two.The other two have lots of self checkout robots and employ as many subsidized junior staff as they can and admit that people can cheat the robots.
Bill Gates has it right on this one.Every robot, starting with the ones at supermarket checkouts, must pay tax equivalent to the number of jobs it destroys.Supermarkets will claim that this will increase the cost of goods.In Australia there are three major supermarket chains. Aldi, Coles and Woolworths.Aldi has no self checkout robots, employs only full time adult staff and, according to the “Choice” consumer magazine, is over 30% cheaper than the other two.The other two have lots of self checkout robots and employ as many subsidized junior staff as they can and admit that people can cheat the robots.