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Comment by Brian Albrecht

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Chief Economist at the International Center for Law & Economics.
The features of AI that people worry about (easy substitution between capital and labor, mobile capital, self-replicating infrastructure) are exactly the features that make capital taxation counterproductive.
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International Center for Law & Economics, “Brian Albrecht Cited in Cato Institute Article on AI Tax Proposals,” June 18, 2026.
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Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy
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AI Verified Albrecht says AI-related features make capital taxation counterproductive, opposing the proposal. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 4h ago
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AI Verified Albrecht says capital taxation is counterproductive: against. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 4h ago

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AI Verified ICLE article attributes and contains the stored Brian Albrecht wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 4h ago
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