▲ 495 ▼ Intel faces investor backlash for selling 10% stake to Trump admin at discount (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 year ago by vegeta@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 43 points 1 year ago (10 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) Beyond the greater issues of corruption, at face value there's no reason the government buying up a company with important strategic value should be illegal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ronigami@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago It’s basically the GM bailout but with less steps and specifically avoiding bankruptcy which seems more efficient. Not that the gov’t won’t just turn around and run Intel into the ground. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dan1101@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (5 children) Also how is not socialism? Imagine the wailing from Repugnants if the Democrats did this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 1 year ago (2 children) Public ownership of companies for the benefit of the public is a form of socialism, but Trump's fascist oligarchy serves only the wealthy elites. Oligarchs hijacking democracy for their own benefit isn't socialism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago It is socialism, between them permalink fedilink source parent [–] PHLAK@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago Now THAT'S some mental gymnastics! permalink fedilink source parent [–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago Socialism is social ownership of the means of production. This ain’t it. This is Turbo Capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 25 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's a bailout where the taxpayers actually get something back. How is it legal to bail out whole banks or other large companies and not get anything in return? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago It wasn’t a bailout. It was a grant being converted to an equity position with questionable legality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) Beyond the greater issues of corruption, at face value there's no reason the government buying up a company with important strategic value should be illegal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ronigami@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago It’s basically the GM bailout but with less steps and specifically avoiding bankruptcy which seems more efficient. Not that the gov’t won’t just turn around and run Intel into the ground. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ronigami@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago It’s basically the GM bailout but with less steps and specifically avoiding bankruptcy which seems more efficient. Not that the gov’t won’t just turn around and run Intel into the ground. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (5 children) Also how is not socialism? Imagine the wailing from Repugnants if the Democrats did this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 1 year ago (2 children) Public ownership of companies for the benefit of the public is a form of socialism, but Trump's fascist oligarchy serves only the wealthy elites. Oligarchs hijacking democracy for their own benefit isn't socialism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago It is socialism, between them permalink fedilink source parent [–] PHLAK@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago Now THAT'S some mental gymnastics! permalink fedilink source parent [–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago Socialism is social ownership of the means of production. This ain’t it. This is Turbo Capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 1 year ago (2 children) Public ownership of companies for the benefit of the public is a form of socialism, but Trump's fascist oligarchy serves only the wealthy elites. Oligarchs hijacking democracy for their own benefit isn't socialism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago It is socialism, between them permalink fedilink source parent [–] PHLAK@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago Now THAT'S some mental gymnastics! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago It is socialism, between them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PHLAK@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago Now THAT'S some mental gymnastics! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago Socialism is social ownership of the means of production. This ain’t it. This is Turbo Capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 25 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's a bailout where the taxpayers actually get something back. How is it legal to bail out whole banks or other large companies and not get anything in return? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago It wasn’t a bailout. It was a grant being converted to an equity position with questionable legality. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago It wasn’t a bailout. It was a grant being converted to an equity position with questionable legality. permalink fedilink source parent