Bill Gates says robots that take your job should pay taxes

Just because a worker isn't technically "alive" doesn't mean it can make money for nothing, according to Bill Gates. In a recent interview with Quartz editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney, the billionaire philanthropist explained that robot labor should get taxed just like human labor -- primarily as a way to maintain funding for society's many social services. "You can't just give up that income tax," Gates said. Economists and future-minded techies alike, Gates included, have been discussing the looming threat of robotic automation for several years now. An Oxford report from 2013 found robots could displace up to 50% of jobs between 2023 and 2033.