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Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock

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335 points aspenmayer | 2 comments | 24 Aug 25 21:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.718s | source
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bix6 ◴[24 Aug 25 22:22 UTC] No.45008321[source]▶
Are ARPA H, SBIR, NIH grants, etc. going to start taking equity stakes as well?
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antonymoose ◴[24 Aug 25 22:24 UTC] No.45008348[source]▶
Why are we socializing risk and privatizing profit?

Seems like a bad combination to me, a net positive tax payer.

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bix6 ◴[24 Aug 25 22:27 UTC] No.45008371[source]▶
I think you should research the programs a bit to understand why they have been setup this way.

Everyone benefits from more medicine, weapons, food, etc.

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1. antonymoose ◴[25 Aug 25 12:15 UTC] No.45013016[source]▶
I think you should write a meaningful reply instead of being a snark, oh learned one.
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2. bix6 ◴[25 Aug 25 14:48 UTC] No.45014470[source]▶
> Why are we socializing risk and privatizing profit?

>> Everyone benefits from more medicine, weapons, food, etc.