Oren Etzioni on Governments should tax capital, not lab…

Oren Etzioni

AI2 founder; UW professor

Here’s where I net out: equalize the tax treatment of labor and capital, which Congress could do next session, and route the proceeds into retraining and into topping up the pay of workers who land in lower-paying jobs.

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Oren Etzioni, “Etzioni on AI: Bill Gates has the right diagnosis but the wrong prescription,” GeekWire, August 26, 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 Etzioni proposes equal tax treatment of labor and capital plus worker support, signaling support for shifting AI-era tax burden toward capital. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified Correct answer for: supports equalizing labor/capital taxation with worker support. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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AI Verified GeekWire (26 Aug 2026) publishes Etzioni's wording verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1mo ago

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