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Adam Eckert

Bernie Sanders & Bill Gates Come To An Agreement When It Comes To Technology Overtaking The Labor

A robot makes noodles at a robot noodle restaurant in Shanghai, China, February 22, 2023. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Bill Gates have agreed that robots should be taxed if working the labor force. FUTURE PUBLISHING/BENZINGA

Although Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and billionaire Bill Gates don’t “regularly agree” with one another, they both believe the government should tax the robots that are inevitably coming for American jobs.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (C) arrives at a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023, in Washington, DC. Sanders has not often agreed with his opponents across the aisle, but has stated his concerns about American labor losing their jobs to robots. ALEX WONG/BENZINGA
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