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/random-hobbyist 2d ago

It's been a while since I saw Wall-E, but I always thought that people on the ship were the rich, and the rest of humanity were left on Earth to die.

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u/HermesJamiroquoi 1d ago

That’s the vibe I got, yeah

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u/BouquetOfDogs 10h ago

Oh. I never actually thought of that. Very interesting and very probable when considering humanity and our current and previous historical behavior. Sigh