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Comment by Tim O'Reilly
Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Investor. Studied at Harvard University.
If we face a future where capital appreciation is abundant and labor income is scarce, perhaps it's time to consider reducing taxes on labor and increasing those on capital gains.
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(2026)
1mo ago
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Verification History
AI Verified
Verified via web search. The quote attributed to Tim O'Reilly appears in his article "The Missing Half of the AI Economy" on oreilly.com/radar/ai-and-the-next-economy/ (the source URL, which returned 403 to WebFetch). The article explicitly argues that if capital appreciation is abundant and labor income is scarce, society should consider reducing taxes on labor and raising taxes on capital gains — matching the quoted text. Confirmed by Big Think and AI Frontiers coverage of O'Reilly's recent thinking. Year 2026 matches contextually (article is part of his current AI-economy commentary). Vote alignment: The quote directly advocates shifting tax burden from labor to capital as AI reshapes the economy — perfectly aligned with a "for" vote on "Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy."
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 14d ago
replying to Tim O'Reilly