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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
I know the whole "government shouldn't pick winners " thing, but it really might be in our best interest to subsidize certain critical products to make it more cost effective to produce in country. Computer chips for one.
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The problem with the chip industry isn't needing subsidies. These companies are incredibly profitable. They just take their profits and buyback stock instead of investing in their companies. Any subsidies would just increase their profits more and increase buybacks.
To increase production, you'd have to either have the government make chips themselves or change tax laws.