# AI Could Blow a Hole in the Federal Budget

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Podcast: [Broadcast Retirement Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadcast-retirement-network-1133962)
Published: 2026-09-01T11:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://broadcastretirementnetwork.podbean.com/e/ai-could-blow-a-hole-in-the-federal-budget/
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## Resource

AI is transforming the labor market — but what happens to the federal government's revenue when jobs disappear? In this interview, RAND's Carter Price, breaks down a new report he co-authored with colleague Akshaya Suresh examining how AI-driven labor disruptions could threaten the roughly two-thirds of federal revenue that comes from taxes on wages and payroll.

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