Question 40. Which of the following best summarises the passage? A. The text defines robot tax, surveys its rationale and one real-world var...

Question 40. Which of the following best summarises the passage?
A. The text defines robot tax, surveys its rationale and one real-world variant, weighs pros and cons, and sketches standard fiscal alternatives to a bespoke levy.
B. The text offers technical formulas for calculating robot taxes, with detailed schedules for every sector and penalties for firms delaying compliance with automation audits.
C. The text chronicles the complete failure of automation, concluding that innovation generally reduces profits and permanently suppresses living standards across industrial economies.
D. The text argues that only universal basic income can solve automation, dismissing taxation as ineffective and politically impossible in all contemporary democracies.