fiscal sustainability

2026 Undergrad Econ Debate: Should firms that replace workers with AI be taxes on lost salaries?

UMassEconomics

In a debate concerning whether firms replacing workers with artificial intelligence should be taxed on lost salaries, the affirmative side argued that such measures are essential for maintaining economic inequality balance, fiscal sustainability, and social welfare. They contended that unlike previo …

The Mistake That Could Break America - David Friedberg

Chris Williamson

The podcast features a discussion regarding California's deteriorating economic and political landscape, described as a fundamental sinkhole where prosperity is unraveling since the 1800s. The host notes that approximately one-third of people he has spoken with have already left the state, while inf …