Sen. Warner Proposes Taxing Data Centers to Fund AI-Displaced Workers — Predicts 35% New Grad Unemployment Within 2 Years

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Sen. Mark Warner told TechCrunch on March 26 that 'the easiest place to extract the pound of flesh is probably going to be from the data centers,' proposing tax revenue fund retraining programs like nursing and AI upskilling. He cited a VC writing software investments down to zero due to Claude, and a major law firm not hiring first-year associates because AI handles their work. Warner predicted new graduate unemployment could hit 30-35% within two years, while separately calling AOC's data center moratorium proposal 'idiocy.'