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539 points maguay | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 10:47 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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monknomo ◴[26 Aug 25 15:37 UTC] No.45028039[source]▶
the president unilaterally extorting 10% ownership out of a company isn't going to build the kind of system that competes with anyone. Big business can't really thrive under this kind of thing any more than corner stores can thrive under a protection racket.
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1. tootie ◴[27 Aug 25 02:08 UTC] No.45034694[source]▶
I'm seriously not getting something about the entire argument in this blog post. How does a 10% equity stake make Intel more stable? At best it props up the stock price for a minute. If Intel continues to founder, then what? Federal government will buy more shares? Sell them? How does it affect the company's performance or decisions? Gov is not taking a board seat.