Bill Gates thinks we should tax the robot that takes your job

In an interview with Quartz, Bill Gates explains why robots that take jobs away from people shouldn't get a free pass when it comes to income tax.
As robots take over jobs, humans are freed up for more forms of labor that involve empathy and connection - leading, for example, to better elder care and smaller classroom sizes.
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