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Christian Britschgi

The Joys of Data Centers: Debunking the Backlash Against the $7 Trillion AI Building Boom

Sen. Bernie Sanders has a problem with data centers. They're just too good.

In a video posted to social media in December 2025, the Vermont independent complained that billionaire tech moguls are reaping huge profits from their data center investments while the technological innovations these facilities power will automate away countless jobs currently done by human workers. He called for a federal moratorium on data center construction to "give democracy a chance to catch up with the transformative changes that we are witnessing."

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