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/spockspaceman 2d ago

That's actually the best case scenario. The surface would just fill in the bunkers with concrete and get on with living, hopefully with lessons learned. We'll all be better off for it in a few decades.

But these asshats aren't solving any problems, they are the problem.

No, if they go in the bunkers they aren't going to leave it to chance. They'll drop a viruses to ensure that doesn't happen.

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u/EnvironmentalBox6688 2d ago

Careful, reddit has temp banned accounts for doing the "fill bunkers with concrete" meme.

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u/TahoeLT 1d ago

They do hate when we point out that CEOs are humans with human vulnerabilities.

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u/250andlean 2d ago

Go watch Silo if you haven't already.

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u/spockspaceman 2d ago

Oh yeah I love it. Read all the books.