# Contested concept: taxable stock

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- **Contestedness**: criterion
- **Diagnosis**: This masks a disagreement over the requirements for social stability. Proponents focus on the *need* for revenue (adequacy of the pot), while critics focus on the *reliability* of the asset (durability of the stream).
- **Canonical**: `/concept/taxable stock` (data: `/concept/taxable stock.json`)

## Senses in use
- **A durable, long-term asset or consistent revenue stream characterized by stability and low depreciation.** — used in 4 claim(s)
- **A taxable event or entity associated with high-value activity (worker displacement) that provides sufficient immediate funds for redistribution.** — used in 3 claim(s)

## Claims using this term
- [The funding of Universal Basic Income requires a 'stock'—meaning a durable, taxable asset or a consistent, long-term revenue stream.](/claim/claim_398f5e9fce86.md) _(sense: A durable, long-term asset or consistent revenue stream characterized by stability and low depreciation.)_
- [Attempting to fund a permanent social program (like UBI or a pension system) by taxing AI profits is fundamentally flawed because it relies…](/claim/claim_51bbd0e65af5.md) _(sense: A durable, long-term asset or consistent revenue stream characterized by stability and low depreciation.)_
- [It is feasible to fund a Universal Basic Income (UBI) program through the tax revenues generated from artificial intelligence companies.](/claim/claim_7ece27913463.md) _(sense: A taxable event or entity associated with high-value activity (worker displacement) that provides sufficient immediate funds for redistribution.)_
- [Universal Basic Income (UBI) programs require a 'stock' of funding, defined as a durable, taxable asset or a consistent revenue stream, to …](/claim/claim_99fa5e3861ed.md) _(sense: A durable, long-term asset or consistent revenue stream characterized by stability and low depreciation.)_
- [Universal Basic Income (UBI) requires a 'stock'—meaning a durable, taxable asset or a consistent revenue stream—rather than a temporary or …](/claim/claim_b39a836fda07.md) _(sense: A durable, long-term asset or consistent revenue stream characterized by stability and low depreciation.)_
- [The core concept of taxing AI for UBI is to levy taxes specifically on the entities or technologies that displace human workers.](/claim/claim_c5908ed0f648.md) _(sense: A taxable event or entity associated with high-value activity (worker displacement) that provides sufficient immediate funds for redistribution.)_
- [The core rationale for taxing artificial intelligence is to levy charges against the specific entities or technologies that displace human …](/claim/claim_dc213ed54363.md) _(sense: A taxable event or entity associated with high-value activity (worker displacement) that provides sufficient immediate funds for redistribution.)_