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- New York City mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Bill de Blasio wants a robot tax https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/9/20857510/bill-de-blasio-nyc-mayor-democratic-candidate-robot-tax-fawpa-proposal 7 comments technology
- De Blasio proposes 'robot tax' to counter job losses from automation https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/460162-de-blasio-proposes-robot-tax-to-counter-automation-job-losses 38 comments politics
- Brave New World: Uncle Sam is taxing robots as companies invest in advanced tech https://nypost.com/2019/08/25/brave-new-world-uncle-sam-is-taxing-robots-as-companies-invest-in-advanced-tech/ 11 comments technology
- Bill Gates finds an ally in Washington for his idea to tax robots: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bill-gates-finds-an-ally-in-washington-for-his-idea-to-tax-robots-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-2019-03-11 56 comments politics
- news analysis: Don’t Fight the Robots. Tax Them. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/sunday-review/tax-artificial-intelligence.html 10 comments worldnews
- Don’t Fight the Robots. Tax Them — Many companies invest in automation because the tax code encourages it, not because robots are more productive. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/sunday-review/tax-artificial-intelligence.html 71 comments politics
- If Robots Steal Our Jobs, Maybe We Should Make Them Pay Tax https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robot-tax-bill-gates_us_5b0f030ce4b0be10a4882b63 10 comments politics
- If You Find Yourself Automated Out Of A Job, Blame The New Tax Plan - The changes to the tax code incentivize a fast change to robot workers, not a smart vision for the future of work. https://www.fastcompany.com/40514233/if-you-find-yourself-automated-out-of-a-job-blame-the-new-tax-plan 18 comments technology
- Tax Bill Favors Adding Robots Over Workers, Critics Say https://www.npr.org/2017/12/08/569118310/tax-bill-favors-adding-robots-over-workers-critics-say?utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=national 15 comments politics
- GOP tax bill replaces human jobs with polluting robots https://thinkprogress.org/gop-tax-bill-jobs-polluting-robots-738132b03e5a/ 9 comments politics
- Bill Gates Wants to Tax Job-stealing Robots to Offset Job Losses https://medium.com/@mohdaliakber8/bill-gates-wants-to-tax-job-stealing-robots-to-offset-job-losses-e859cdba94d 63 comments technology
- Bill Gates wants to tax robots, but the EU says, 'no way, no way' http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/bill-gates-robot-tax-eu.html 30 comments technology
- Bill Gates wants to tax robots, but the EU says, 'no way, no way' http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/02/bill-gates-robot-tax-eu.html 30 comments worldnews
- Poll: 78% of Austrians are in favor of a robot tax [German] https://derstandard.at/2000056572896/78-prozent-der-oesterreicher-fuer-robotersteuer 195 comments europe
- Why a Robot Tax Is a Bad Idea https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-23/why-benoit-hamon-s-idea-of-a-robot-tax-is-flawed 9 comments robotics
- Why taxing robots is not a good idea http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21717374-bill-gatess-proposal-revealing-about-challenge-automation-poses-why-taxing 34 comments politics
- Robot taxes and universal basic income: How do we manage our automated future? - "It's undeniable, we are entering a revolution in our labor economy." http://newatlas.com/robot-tax-universal-basic-income-future-work/48014/ 5 comments technology
- "Tax The Robots" Says Bill Gates http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/tax-the-robots-says-bill-gates 3 comments technology
- Bill Gates: Robots that steal human jobs should pay taxes http://nypost.com/2017/02/18/bill-gates-robots-that-steal-human-jobs-should-pay-taxes/ 15 comments worldnews
- 'Tax The Robots' Says Bill Gates http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2017/02/17/tax-the-robots-says-bill-gates/ 14 comments politics
- 'Tax The Robots' Says Bill Gates http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2017/02/17/tax-the-robots-says-bill-gates/ 7 comments economy
- Bill Gates: The robot that takes your job should pay taxes http://artificialbrain.xyz/bill-gates-the-robot-that-takes-your-job-should-pay-taxes/ 9 comments robotics
- Bill Gates Wants To Tax Robots https://chillaxspot.com/bill-gates-wants-to-tax-robots/ 24 comments technology
- Bill Gates: the robot that takes your job should pay taxes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nccryZOcrUg 47 comments europe
- European parliament calls for robot law, rejects robot tax http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-robots-lawmaking-iduskbn15v2km 3 comments europe
- A Robot Tax Is a Bad Idea https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-23/why-benoit-hamon-s-idea-of-a-robot-tax-is-flawed 3 comments economy
- Should robots have to pay taxes? http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/22/technology/europe-robots-taxes-jobs/ 56 comments nottheonion
- European lawmakers want robots to pay taxes http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/22/technology/europe-robots-taxes-jobs/index.html 86 comments europe
- See How Well the GOP Tax Scam Is Creating Jobs? Walmart Announces Plans for 360 Robot Janitors https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/03/see-how-well-gop-tax-scam-creating-jobs-walmart-announces-plans-360-robot-janitors 71 comments politics
- Tax Bill Favors Adding Robots Over Workers, Critics Say - “expand incentives for companies to buy robots and machines that replace workers.” https://www.npr.org/2017/12/08/569118310/tax-bill-favors-adding-robots-over-workers-critics-say 3 comments technology
- Tax on robots that take jobs would be 'stupid': manufacturers https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/innovation/98471632/tax-on-robots-that-take-jobs-would-be-stupid-manufacturers 26 comments technology
- One San Francisco official is pushing for a 'robot tax' - "We're exploring continuing the payroll tax and extending it to robots that perform jobs humans currently do," a San Francisco politician explained to CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/08/san-franciso-official-pushes-for-taxes-on-robots.html 142 comments technology
- The robot that takes your job should pay taxes, says Bill Gates https://qz.com/911968/bill-gates-the-robot-that-takes-your-job-should-pay-taxes/ 36 comments politics
- Bill Gates says robots that steal human jobs should pay taxes http://www.recode.net/2017/2/17/14652880/bill-gates-robots-steal-human-jobs-pay-taxes 39 comments technology
- Bill Gates says robots that take your job should pay taxes http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-robots-pay-taxes-2017-2 212 comments technology
- What is a robot exactly – and how do we make it pay tax? Bill Gates’s idea of taxing robots sounds like common sense but we need more practicable ways of redistributing wealth https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/mar/13/what-is-a-robot-exactly-and-how-do-we-make-it-pay-tax 3 comments technology
- French Socialist Vision Promises Money for All, Funded by Robots - "Challenged by his opponents over its cost, he says a tax on industrial robots could help to pay for it." https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-31/french-socialist-vision-promises-money-for-all-funded-by-robots 3 comments technology
- Don’t Tax Humans— Tax the Robots - How the Fleshbag Tax Base is Shrinking and the Robot Tax Base Can and Should Take its Place. https://medium.com/@ajbraus/dont-tax-humans-tax-the-robots-be8da8351bb9 20 comments artificial
- South Korea takes first step to introduce ‘robot tax’ http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2105892/south-korea-takes-first-step-introduce-robot-tax 18 comments worldnews