首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] (19) Robots should be taxed at the same level as the people t
[originaltext] (19) Robots should be taxed at the same level as the people t
游客
2023-06-28
92
管理
问题
(19) Robots should be taxed at the same level as the people they replace, to help fund better social services and education, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Governments rather than businesses need to take the lead on managing the robotics revolution and ensuring there’s a plan to deal with the unemployed workers it creates over the next 20 years, Gates told Quartz.
"Right now, if a human worker does $50,000 worth of work in a factory, that income is taxed. If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think we’d tax the robot at a similar level," he said.
Automation probably won’t lead to massive unemployment, but governments will still need to prepare for major changes, according to a new study. (20) Also, with fewer people working, governments will have less income tax to spend at a time when it may need more money rather than less.
Gates argues that governments should raise taxes on robots to slow down adoption and provide the time needed to devise programs that create a net benefit from this excess labor.
(21) "You cross the threshold of job-replacement of certain activities—warehouse work, driving, room cleanup. Certainly, in the next 20 years, being thoughtful about that extra supply is a net benefit. It’s important to have the policies to go with that," Gates said.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What does Bill Gates say about robots?
20. What will happen to governments with the adoption of automation according to a new study?
21. What kind of workers will probably be substituted by robots in the future according to Gates?
选项
A、They should be widely used in the field of social services.
B、They should be blamed for the increasing unemployment.
C、They should be taxed the same amount as the people they replace.
D、They should be taxed more than the ordinary people.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.tihaiku.com/zcyy/2790134.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Haveyouseenourholidaypictures?W:No,Ihaven’t.I’dlike
[originaltext]HettyGreenwasaveryspoilt,onlychild.ShewasborninMa
[originaltext]HettyGreenwasaveryspoilt,onlychild.ShewasborninMa
[originaltext]Thetopicofmytalktodayisgift-giving.Everbodylikesto
[originaltext]Thetopicofmytalktodayisgift-giving.Everbodylikesto
[originaltext]Thetopicofmytalktodayisgift-giving.Everbodylikesto
[originaltext]M:You’regoingtowearoutthecomputer’skeyboard!W:Oh,hi.M
[originaltext]M:You’regoingtowearoutthecomputer’skeyboard!W:Oh,hi.M
[originaltext]W:Morning,thisisTGC.M:Goodmorning.WalterBarryhere,call
[originaltext]W:Morning,thisisTGC.M:Goodmorning.WalterBarryhere,call
随机试题
[originaltext]W:Son,Idon’tknowwhattogetforyourfather.Hehasaboutev
Whatdoplantsdowhentheyarethirsty?[originaltext]Weallscreamforwat
[originaltext]Thesedays,Germangovernmenthasbeencriticizedfornotdoin
对18cm*18cm像片进行建模时。如要求航向重叠度为60%,则该像对的基线长度
患者,女,37岁,反复腹泻、腹痛伴里急后重,粪便呈糊状,伴黏液、脓血1年余,诊断
发现穿墙套管有下列()情况,运维人员应立即汇报值班调控人员申请停运,停运前应远离
2009~2019年,某商品销售额的增长量每年均为50万元,则其定基(以2009
基础心理学是研究()。 (A)正常成人心理现象的心理学基础学科 (B
苯巴比妥在90%的乙醇溶液中溶解度最大,90%的乙醇溶液是作为()A.潜溶剂
下列各项中,不属于工程建设监理工作程序的是()。A.编制工程建设监理规划 B
最新回复
(
0
)