Bill Gates says robots that steal jobs from humans should be taxed ‘at a similar level’

Bill Gates says robots that steal jobs from humans should be taxed 'at a similar level'

Robots that are employed to do jobs that were previously performed by humans should be taxed at a similar level to their human counterparts, according to Bill Gates .

In an interview with Quartz , the American business magnate said taxing companies that replace human workers with robots could help to slow the spread of automation, and fund other types of employment.

"Right now, the human worker who does, say, $50,000 worth of work in a factory, that income is taxed and you get income tax, social security tax, all those things," he said."If a robot comes in to do the […]

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