Oil basically has an add on tax. It doesn't actually do anyt...	gibberish (?)	09/22/26
...	harnessman	09/22/26
No it won't. These people and their financial backers are th...	lasagna amirite lol	09/22/26
Scare people about industry x and if y and z don't happen we...	gibberish (?)	09/22/26
Why would they want to do that though? Everyone in power ben...	lasagna amirite lol	09/22/26
Not everyone is getting paid. I saw a podcast a few years ba...	gibberish (?)	09/22/26

Date: September 22nd, 2026 12:22 PM Author: gibberish (?) Oil basically has an add on tax. It doesn't actually do anything about whatever cause aside from lining someone's pockets while the costs are passed on to consumers. We're seeing that now with AI. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905934&forum_id=2...id#50149250)

Date: September 22nd, 2026 12:22 PM Author: harnessman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905934&forum_id=2...id#50149253)

Date: September 22nd, 2026 12:29 PM Author: lasagna amirite lol No it won't. These people and their financial backers are the most powerful people in society. With what leverage would the rest of us force taxation upon them? Lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905934&forum_id=2...id#50149271)

Date: September 22nd, 2026 12:54 PM Author: gibberish (?) Scare people about industry x and if y and z don't happen we'll all die. Gin up public sentiment. The corp will gladly cut a check to make them go away. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905934&forum_id=2...id#50149327)

Date: September 22nd, 2026 1:04 PM Author: lasagna amirite lol Why would they want to do that though? Everyone in power benefits from AI. Why would they want to tax it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905934&forum_id=2...id#50149366)

Date: September 22nd, 2026 3:39 PM Author: gibberish (?) Not everyone is getting paid. I saw a podcast a few years back about how the environmental movement attached itself to the oil industry and I think that seems like the model AI will go. Those funds feed pacs and pols indirectly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5905934&forum_id=2...id#50149740)