TinMod@lemmy.worldM to Antitrust@lemmy.world · 8 months agoIntel Brags of $152 Billion in Stock Buybacks Over Last 35 Years. So Why Does It Need an $8 Billion Subsidy?www.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaregibmiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoSo make it a legal requirement that devices sold in the US have chips made locally or have an added tariff. It’s not hard to figure out alternative solutions, they just don’t want to use them because… You know.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoSure but subsidies won’t generally be challenged in court like the others. It’s just the way the game is played in the United States. I’m not saying it’s moral, I’m just saying that it’s the fastest way to get things done here.
So make it a legal requirement that devices sold in the US have chips made locally or have an added tariff. It’s not hard to figure out alternative solutions, they just don’t want to use them because…
You know.
Sure but subsidies won’t generally be challenged in court like the others. It’s just the way the game is played in the United States.
I’m not saying it’s moral, I’m just saying that it’s the fastest way to get things done here.