1. United States
2. Colo.
3. Letter

I’m writing as a constituent deeply concerned about the rapid replacement of human workers by artificial intelligence and automation. Innovation can improve lives, but without guardrails, it risks eroding the dignity of work, deepening inequality, and draining public tax revenues that sustain our communities. Bill Gates once proposed that if a robot replaces a human worker, the company should pay a comparable tax to what that worker would have contributed through income and payroll taxes. It’s a simple but powerful idea: when machines take over human jobs, companies should help offset the social costs of that displacement. I urge you to support legislation that: • Taxes companies that replace workers with AI or automation at a rate proportionate to the human labor displaced. • Invests that revenue in retraining, education, and transition support for affected workers. • Protects innovation while ensuring technology strengthens society rather than hollowing it out. This isn’t about punishing progress—it’s about ensuring progress serves people. Automation should advance with us, not instead of us. I hope you’ll consider leading efforts to align tax policy with this new economic reality and safeguard the livelihoods of American workers.