[hparadiz]

I think that's what the person you're replying to is saying. The government should subsidize domestic production because it's a prestige issue for the nation. Sort of like having an aircraft carrier group but in the form of economic power.

[mgfist]

It's not that simple. The components of a chip go through something like 40-50 countries, and include tens of thousands of suppliers. Involved in this are some of the most sophisticated technologies known to man.

To centralize all of this in one country is most likely impossible. It's not even a matter of throwing money at it. $100 billion won't get you there.