Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t afraid of the rise of robots, but she agrees with Bill Gates that they should be taxed for taking jobs

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't afraid of the rise of robots, but she agrees with Bill Gates that they should be taxed for taking jobs

Unable to play video. HTML5 is not supported! Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has an unusual take on the risk of robots taking over US jobs.

The conventional wisdom is that business owners who replace human workers with robots will accumulate wealth — something a left-leaning politician would usually be opposed to.

Speaking at SXSW, Ocasio-Cortez said people should be "excited" for automation because it would leave people free to be more creative. She also thinks robots, or more precisely robot owners, should be taxed for replacing jobs. Speaking at SXSW over the weekend, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voiced her […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.