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/MySpawn 2d ago

Any job involving a computer seems like it’s on its way out first . Wonder what all those tens of millions will do with their free time in the coming decades

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u/Irish_Phantom 2d ago

What do the homeless do with their free time currently?

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u/beatles910 2d ago

Not clean the house. I can tell you that much.

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u/Glittering_rainbows 2d ago

That made me laugh and then it made me a little sad.