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tomder55
Aug 19, 2025, 03:28 AM
Who needs Zohran Mancommie, All Out Crazy, and Bolshevik Bernie when we have Trump ?

Trump administration weighs 10% stake in Intel via Chip Act grants (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/19/trump-administration-weighs-10percent-stake-in-intel-via-chip-act-grants.html)

Since when do conservatives support government ownership of businesses ?

Oh who am I kidding. All the tariffs are just another form of government picking winners and losers in business .

Under Trump, U.S. an active investor at scale not seen outside major crises (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/26/under-trump-us-an-active-investor-at-scale-not-seen-outside-major-crises.html)

Hmmmm that could be like ..... maybe national socialism ?

tomder55
Aug 20, 2025, 05:52 AM
Corporate statism is the Chinese model . It is shocking how quickly the US has embraced such an economic model. Between the Chips Act and Trump's getting shares of private business and his tariffs proves that this is a bipartisan effort away from capitalism