[BeetleB]

Nope.

When I buy stocks at market price, the company gets none of my money.

When the company issues new stocks and sells them, the company gets the money.

[loeg]

I think you're maybe unfamiliar with what an ATM offering is; try googling it.

[BeetleB]

Fair point. The key issue in the thread, which I think we both agree on, is that yes, the government is giving money to Intel.