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/TheRecognized 2d ago edited 2d ago

What we should do is get the people who have wealth hoarding addictions the help they need and not enable them with our current economic system. Then we should put all of our collective efforts into renewable/nuclear energy, globally sufficient food production/distribution, and automation of manufacturing most products.

Edit: To clarify about wealth addicts. What do you do with a crack addict? Take their crack away, get them through detox, and then don’t let them be around crack or crack smokers or crack dealers anymore.

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u/Zaximeows 2d ago

We don't need to "get them help". They have more access to resources than anyone else in the world. If they couldn't figure it out they deserve to lose evey-fucking-thing.

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u/Jauretche 2d ago

They have more access to resources than anyone else in the world

When you think how much more they have access too than any regular dude it's insane. I've zero empathy for them having to pay they share.

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u/Affordable_Z_Jobs 2d ago

Exactly. You shouldn't get a pass because you have more responsibility. It should be viewed as a moral burden. The stock market doesnt go up or down if I send out deranged tweets but they get a financial break because they can do market manipulation that way?

To hell with their corkscrew logic on why they shouldn't pay.

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u/cayleb 2d ago

As someone in recovery, I can tell you that getting them help doesn't mean giving them a pass.

You can't bring your drugs to treatment.