# Preparing for an AI tax crisis

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699/preparing-for-an-ai-tax-crisis
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699/preparing-for-an-ai-tax-crisis.md
Podcast: [Marketplace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699)
Published: 2026-08-25T22:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/08/25/preparing-for-an-ai-tax-crisis
Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/marketplace/pm/2026/08/25/pm_20260825_PM_PODCAST_64.mp3?awCollectionId=mkp-MKP-PM&awEpisodeId=01M0X5YW2XJW0SVW9XY8NEZ6AV
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketplace-309699/episodes/preparing-for-an-ai-tax-crisis
Duration seconds: 1569

## Resource

If artificial intelligence really does replace human labor, the U.S. could be in for a tax revenue crisis. That’s because high unemployment shrinks the pool of taxable wages. In this episode, we visit Akron, Ohio — the former tire capital of the world — to learn what happens when lost jobs snowball into lost government funding. Plus: Economists hope for cake but will settle for crumbs in Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole Symposium speech, and a new plan for Colorado River drought management draws backlash. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter. Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future. Read the stories in today’s episode: Will Fed Chair Warsh actually say anything in his big Friday speech? Two years after Hurricane Helene, Asheville Tea Company finds a new home What Akron's rubber bust can teach us about a possible AI tax crisis The new Colorado River plan is out, and it's already under fire

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketplace-309699/episodes/preparing-for-an-ai-tax-crisis/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699/preparing-for-an-ai-tax-crisis.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.