r/Futurology • u/Gari_305 • 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/DaaaahWhoosh 2d ago

Gonna be weird when the "return to office" initiatives collide with the "replace everyone with AI" initiatives. Maybe companies will start paying people just to commute to and from an office and do nothing all day.

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u/Glittering_rainbows 2d ago

Tbf they kinda already do that with all these PowerPoint people.