American Chip “Independence”: Protectionism by Another Name
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While both the Left and Right celebrate the government’s new drive to subsidize American microchip manufacturing, we should remember that political “investments” always result in crony capitalist disasters.
Original Article: “American Chip “Independence”: Protectionism by Another Name”
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