> these companies would cede shares to the government, i.e. give the USG a steak for free
That’s not the precedent of the Intel investment, where the “government’s equity stake” was “funded by the remaining $5.7 billion in grants previously awarded, but not yet paid, to Intel under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act and $3.2 billion awarded to the company as part of the Secure Enclave program” [1]
That’s not the precedent of the Intel investment, where the “government’s equity stake” was “funded by the remaining $5.7 billion in grants previously awarded, but not yet paid, to Intel under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act and $3.2 billion awarded to the company as part of the Secure Enclave program” [1]
[1] https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1748/...