Instead of rewarding those greedy capitalistic entrepreneurs who make trillions of dollars off the back of taxpayers in the form of generous US government grants; whose industry is a parasite that feeds off the work of millions of people (authors, artists, etc.); who strain the environment; who use massive quantities of energy and drive up our energy bills; and worst of all, who are eliminating our jobs by millions with massive layoffs .... the majority of the American people want the profits made by AI entities re-distributed.
But wait a minute. Wealth re-distribution is a hallmark of Communist systems. In capitalist systems, wealthy people can hoard as much money as they want and are under no obligation, moral or legal, to help less fortunate members of their societies. But in Communist systems, social solidarity takes precedence over individual greed. The many take priority over the few.
But are Americans becoming filthy communists? Or have they learned from experience not to approve of a handful of immorally wealthy individuals to run amok with the economy and deprive millions of people from their basic needs?
If true, then Donald Dumb is right. We can't allow 70% of the American people to become Communist agents working on dismantling the hypothetical American Dream bullshit. We need to find who these 70% of Americans are and send ICE-GESTAPO to stop that creeping takeover of the famed American Way of Life, which can be summed up by becoming dumb and ugly, eating bad processed food, turning obesity into a hallmark of genuine Americanism, and becoming enslaved by a few giant corporations into "consumers" while deprived of their status of "citizens".
Seriously, do you then wonder why Democratic Socialists are winning in every district they run?
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A Majority of Americans Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry
Frank Landymore
Tue, July 14, 2026
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A Majority of Americans Support Seizing Wealth From AI Industry
Frank Landymore
Tue, July 14, 2026
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Shutterstock
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A new national survey suggests that 69 percent of US employees support forcing AI companies to transfer 50 percent of their stock into a public wealth fund, an idea championed by senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT).See more
To say Americans are divided on AI would be an understatement.
Polls have shown that more people than ever have a negative view of the tech, and you can take your pick on the reasons why. AI could displace jobs, destroy the environment, and drive up energy bills. It's trained on stolen writing and artwork, and chatbots are driving people into mental health spirals.
But what does the public think should be done about this? A new national survey from Versasight suggests that the majority of Americans are down for taking a drastic course of action.
According to the survey of 1,700 adults, an impressive 69 percent of US employees support forcing AI companies to transfer 50 percent of their stock into a public wealth fund, an idea that has been championed by senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT).
"In the eyes of the public, AI Sovereign funds are seen as a tool to distribute the gains from the AI industry back to broader society," Verasight CEO Benjamin Leff told CNBC News.
Once at the fringe of political discourse, Sanders took the idea mainstream when he proposed the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act in June. In an essay published in the New York Times, the independent senator argued that the creation of this fund would "give the public a direct role in determining the future of this technology."
"It would guarantee that the economic benefits generated by AI are used to improve the lives of all of us — not simply to make the richest people in the world even richer," he added in a statement last month.
The act would target the largest AI companies in the US such as Anthropic and OpenAI, mandating that they submit to a one time 50 percent tax on their stock. At their current valuations, Sanders estimated that this would create a fund worth around $7 trillion. The money in this fund could offset some of the widespread disruption AI could wreak on society, the thinking goes.
Not all AI industry critics are on board. Some have argued that giving the government such a large stake in AI companies would encourage it to clear away regulations, and give AI companies even greater influence over the government than they already have.
You could say it's a flawed and far-fetched idea, but Americans are on board, perhaps underscoring the desperation for someone to do something about the industry. Even when the policy was explicitly tied to Sanders, the survey found that 64 percent of respondents still supported the idea.
"There is an undeniable desire among Americans of both parties for federal oversight, absolute transparency, and accountability to ensure AI safety and to enable all Americans to participate in the economic benefits of AI," Leff said in a statement.
To say Americans are divided on AI would be an understatement.
Polls have shown that more people than ever have a negative view of the tech, and you can take your pick on the reasons why. AI could displace jobs, destroy the environment, and drive up energy bills. It's trained on stolen writing and artwork, and chatbots are driving people into mental health spirals.
But what does the public think should be done about this? A new national survey from Versasight suggests that the majority of Americans are down for taking a drastic course of action.
According to the survey of 1,700 adults, an impressive 69 percent of US employees support forcing AI companies to transfer 50 percent of their stock into a public wealth fund, an idea that has been championed by senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT).
"In the eyes of the public, AI Sovereign funds are seen as a tool to distribute the gains from the AI industry back to broader society," Verasight CEO Benjamin Leff told CNBC News.
Once at the fringe of political discourse, Sanders took the idea mainstream when he proposed the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act in June. In an essay published in the New York Times, the independent senator argued that the creation of this fund would "give the public a direct role in determining the future of this technology."
"It would guarantee that the economic benefits generated by AI are used to improve the lives of all of us — not simply to make the richest people in the world even richer," he added in a statement last month.
The act would target the largest AI companies in the US such as Anthropic and OpenAI, mandating that they submit to a one time 50 percent tax on their stock. At their current valuations, Sanders estimated that this would create a fund worth around $7 trillion. The money in this fund could offset some of the widespread disruption AI could wreak on society, the thinking goes.
Not all AI industry critics are on board. Some have argued that giving the government such a large stake in AI companies would encourage it to clear away regulations, and give AI companies even greater influence over the government than they already have.
You could say it's a flawed and far-fetched idea, but Americans are on board, perhaps underscoring the desperation for someone to do something about the industry. Even when the policy was explicitly tied to Sanders, the survey found that 64 percent of respondents still supported the idea.
"There is an undeniable desire among Americans of both parties for federal oversight, absolute transparency, and accountability to ensure AI safety and to enable all Americans to participate in the economic benefits of AI," Leff said in a statement.
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