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Casar introduces bill to tax AI companies, create jobs amid layoff fears
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· August 7, 2026
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Austin-area Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Casar is promoting a proposal that would impose new taxes on certain artificial intelligence activity and use the revenue
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