Why Automation Demands a Rethinking of Labor Economics and Fiscal Policy

The author identifies labor as a fundamentally distorted market where supply is artificially forced, consuming 60% of GDP despite decades of disconnection from productivity—a structural flaw exacerbated by automation. VAT and UBI, when combined, can mechanically correct this distortion by decoupling participation in the economy from traditional employment. This is presented not as political ideology but as a technical fix to address the economic stagnation caused by an outdated labor-based economic model.