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Senator Bernie Sanders writes:

'... You own Big AI. Let鈥檚 make sure it only does good things, and let鈥檚 all reap the rewards. Plus, even if the stock tanks, it鈥檚 not like we paid for it. And if one poll is any indication, America is onboard."

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Over 2/3 of Americans Support Bernie Sanders-Style AI Stock Ownership Plan, Poll Shows

Bernie seems awed by AI, which is unsettling.

But his actual plan polls amazingly well.

By Mike Pearl Published July 13, 2026, 5:00 am

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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders鈥� particular flavor of AI populism is more reverent at awed about the tech itself鈥攁nd maybe a little more credulous鈥攖han many of his AI-skeptical fans would probably like.

Nonetheless, a new poll shows that the broad strokes of his actual proposal for dealing with the economics of AI are overwhelmingly popular, at an astonishing 69% support.

His plan, called the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, is sorta like diet nationalization. In his own words, it goes like this:

鈥淭his legislation would give the public a direct ownership stake in the largest AI companies in America through a one time 50% tax, not on profits, but on stock.鈥�

You鈥檙e the captain now, American taxpayer.

You own Big AI. Let鈥檚 make sure it only does good things, and let鈥檚 all reap the rewards. Plus, even if the stock tanks, it鈥檚 not like we paid for it.

And if one poll is any indication, America is onboard.

A June poll by the research firm Verasight says a plan that would 鈥渞equire鈥� the big AI companies to transfer half of their stock to a sovereign wealth fund owned by the public was supported by over two thirds of respondents.

Interestingly, they polled with and without Bernie Sanders鈥� name in the question. There was a slight dip in overall support鈥攄own to 64%鈥攚hen their question was phrased like this:

鈥淩ecently, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to transfer 50% of their stock to a fund owned by the American public. Do you support or oppose this proposal?鈥�

But the percentage of respondents who said they 鈥渟trongly鈥� support the plan in that case actually increased by 3%.

In addition to the public receiving a share of the profits, by the way, Sanders鈥� proposal calls for the public to partially control the companies themselves.

鈥淭he federal government would have the power, through its voting shares and an equal representation on each company鈥檚 board, to block decisions that hurt our citizens and to push for policies that help them,鈥� he wrote in the New York Times:

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