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US Government Stakes in Private Business- The US government has recently acquired equity stakes in Intel, and rare earth companies. Is this a positive development that should be expanded to more companies that have a 'national security interest', or something concerning that should be stopped?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-3MD_h12c

https://www.fpri.org/article/2025/11/america-incorporated-the-era-of-the-portfolio-state/

https://www.cato.org/commentary/uncle-sam-shareholder

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/politics/trump-intel-steel-minerals-china.html