#62 Bill Gates says ‘Tax The Robots’

Billionaire Bill Gates says time to tax the robots. "If a human worker does $50,000 of work in a factory, that income is taxed," Gates said in an interview with Quartz. "If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you'd think we'd tax the robot at a similar level." In case you haven't been paying attention, the ROBOTS are coming. Artificial intelligence will reshape the job market and the new world order even more so. Ask yourself, 'how will our lives be impacted when we moved into more of a robot “manpower-driven” society? How will the quality of our life change if robots are providing the majority of services that we are used to humans providing (not just manufacturing, but fast food places, grocery stores, truck drivers, surgeons….etc) SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW THE SHOW ON ITUNES Will the increase of robots in our workforce adversely impact our freedoms and opportunities to secure jobs in the future? This is one talk you'll want to listen to very carefully as the impact has far reaching consequences... Co-host Ava Armstrong says 'not so fast, don't tax the robots' she has a better idea. Co-host Erin Morgart is ready to employ a few of these robotic creatures for the cleaning and gardening. Malcolm is ready for another planet - he wants out! For Further Insight: What Happens to Society When Robots Replace Workers? Bill Gates wants to tax robots, but the EU says, 'no way, no way' Robots Are Already Replacing Human Workers at an Alarming Rate A Visit to Seoul Brings Our Writer Face-to-Face With the Future of Robots TALK RADIO at 5pm EST 7 days a week, encore at 11pm EST * Your Smartphone, APPLE APP or ANDROID APP * Our DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER directly in your web browser * Talk Radio Networks: iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Aha Radio, RadioGuide.FM + more OR ON PODCAST on iTunes, Google, iHeart Radio and more * LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST * LISTEN ON GOOGLE PLAY * LISTEN ON THE PODCAST APP * ON-DEMAND AT AMERICA OUT LOUD 24/7 LINK TO LIFE, LIBERTY & PLEASURE SHOW PAGE TUNE IN DAILY 5PM EST FOR THE LATEST EPISODE, ENCORE AT 11PM EST