Faith, Every Labor Day, we celebrate the working people who built this country — and remember that the rights workers have today were won by people who organized, stood together, and demanded a fair share of America’s prosperity. Workers in mills, mines, factories, and sweatshops fought for better wages, safer workplaces, weekends, and the 40-hour workweek. Today, we’re facing another enormous economic transformation: Artificial intelligence could reshape the future of work. And once again, working people need to make sure they have a voice in what comes next. Some of the people building this technology are already warning us about where things could go. Tech executives are talking openly about AI creating a level of wealth concentration that could “break society” and create a “permanent underclass.” Those are their words. These are mine: AI should work for working people. American progress shouldn’t mean a small handful of Big Tech executives and investors get even richer while workers lose their jobs, wages, and economic security. It should mean everyone has a fair shot. Faith, do you want to tax AI and really invest in people? Then this Labor Day, add your name today to show there’s strong demand for a plan like this.
Look, AI was built on human creativity and intelligence, years of federally funded research, and infrastructure paid for by the American people. The enormous wealth it creates shouldn’t belong only to the billionaires who own the technology. If AI makes companies richer while putting workers at risk, those companies should pay more, and that money should go back to working people. Right now, our tax code actually encourages companies to replace workers with AI. That’s backward. We should tax AI-driven wealth and use that money to make sure workers have health care if they lose their jobs, expand free college and apprenticeship programs, and guarantee good-paying jobs as technology changes the economy. AI should be a tool for shared prosperity — not an excuse to make billionaires richer while working people get left behind. That’s what Labor Day is about: Making sure working people have a fair share of America’s progress. So today I’m asking you to stand with working-class people everywhere in the fight for fair rights and treatment and demand that we tax AI and invest in people. Thanks for being part of this, Elizabeth  |
