Bill Gates thinks we should tax the robot that takes your job

In an interview with Quartz, Bill Gates explains why robots that take jobs away from people shouldn't get a free pass when it comes to income tax. As robots take over jobs, humans are freed up for more forms of labor that involve empathy and connection — leading, for example, to better elder care and smaller classroom sizes. Quartz is a digital news outlet dedicated to telling stories at the intersection of the important and the interesting. Visit us at https://qz.com/ to read more. Become a member of Quartz, your exclusive guide to the global economy: http://bit.ly/2E7e7jB