• Amju Wolf@pawb.social
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      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?

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        It wasn’t a bailout. It was a grant being converted to an equity position with questionable legality.

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      Also how is not socialism? Imagine the wailing from Repugnants if the Democrats did this.

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      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

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        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.