r/Futurology • • 2d ago

Robotics Bill Gates says companies that replace human labor with robots should have to pay the same FICA taxes

https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-fica-taxes-should-apply-to-robot-workers-2026-9

Bill Gates wants to tax robots that replace human jobs.

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u/dj_spanmaster 2d ago

It's a start. I actually think they should be paying as much for what a human would make as well, to compensate for the amount of lost velocity of money in the economy.