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		legitster 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel Most of these were done under duress or specifically for public goods (BBC, for example). Taking an ownership stake in broad daylight for political favors is very much unprecedented in the modern economy.

andsoitis 4 months ago | [–]

> Most of these were done under duress

So the Intel case not done under duress?

> Taking an ownership stake in broad daylight for political favors

The article didn’t spell it out or maybe I missed it but what political favors?

delfinom 4 months ago | [–]

It's not if you now live in a (if not soon) dictatorship.

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