Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) slammed Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk‘s predictions about AI enabling a “universal high income.”

How Will Governments Fund Income, Asks Bernie Sanders

In a post on X on Saturday, Sanders had a “question” for Musk. “You tell us not to worry about the jobs that'll be wiped out by AI & robotics because the government will provide everyone with "universal high income,"” Sanders said.

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He then asked how such a move would be possible. “How will that be paid for when you can't even support a 5% tax on your $817 billion in wealth?”