obsessing?
why are some, you (?) obsessed with defending any and every little weird thing the guy does... every living second of his life?
did you perceive that I was advocating for more Chinese shit to be dumped on our shore? the point is, Americans can't get or buy enough cheap shit from China given the opportunity to do so.
The U.S. government, primarily under the current administration, has recently shifted its industrial policy to take direct equity stakes in private U.S. companies in critical sectors such as semiconductors, critical minerals, and steel. This strategy, a departure from the historical norm of offering only loans and grants, is driven by national security concerns and a desire to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains, particularly from China.
Key Details
Purpose: The primary goal is to bolster domestic supply chains for materials and technologies critical to national and economic security.
Mechanism: The government uses funds from legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act and the Defense Production Act (via agencies such as the Departments of Commerce and Defense) to make these investments.
Precedent: While unprecedented outside of national emergencies, the government previously took stakes in companies like General Motors and AIG during the 2008 financial crisis as a bailout measure. The current actions are distinct as they are proactive and not in response to an immediate financial collapse.
Companies with Government Stakes
The U.S. government has acquired stakes, or the option to do so, in at least nine companies as of late 2025. Notable examples include:
Intel: The government took a 9.9% stake in the semiconductor giant as part of an $8.9 billion investment to fund the construction of new fabrication plants in Ohio and Arizona.
MP Materials: The Department of Defense acquired a approximately 15% stake in the only U.S.-based rare earth mining and processing facility to secure a domestic supply of these essential minerals.
Lithium Americas: The Department of Energy provided a loan restructuring in exchange for a 5% stake in the company and its Thacker Pass lithium project joint venture.
Trilogy Metals: The government acquired a 10% stake in the mining company to support the development of a large copper and zinc deposit in Alaska.
U.S. Steel: The administration secured a "golden share," granting it veto power over key decisions (like moving operations offshore), as a condition for approving the company's acquisition by Japan's Nippon Steel.
Vulcan Elements & ReElement Technologies: Investments were made in these rare earth magnet companies to establish a fully domestic magnet supply chain.
Westinghouse: The Commerce Department has the option to take an 8% stake in the nuclear power company to support the construction of nuclear reactors.
This strategy marks a fundamental shift in U.S. economic policy, blending private enterprise with government ownership to achieve strategic national goals.
are we good with all of that? maybe they should have taken a stake in Arctic Cat
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