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agonypants t1_je6o8uj wrote

Reply to comment by SkyeandJett in Would it be a good idea for AI to govern society? by JamPixD

I've often wondered what law enforcement would look like in a post-scarcity economy. If money is eliminated entirely, who pays the taxes to keep government and law enforcement running? If property crime diminishes to nothing due to radical abundance, what's left? Violent crime, sex crimes, copyright (maybe), real estate law?

I guess we're going to find out in the not too distant future.

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SkyeandJett t1_je6ooq4 wrote

The scary but probable answer is that the androids are empowered to enforce the social contract. Copyright is definitely long gone and real estate would be part of the commons. You're really only worried about person to person crimes.

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