[Alberta's Child]

That item in the article may be misleading. These companies lobbied for the subsidies, but I don’t think they are in the business of manufacturing microchips themselves.

And who can blame them? Microsoft in particular would be foolish to invest in related industries outside its core business, in light of the legal troubles they’ve had in the past over antitrust issues.

[elpadre]

“...And who can blame them?...”

It seems a large percentage of that pandemic give-away tax-payer money was not necessary and wasted on unrelated uses. Even church national denominated received in the millions as did individual churches making up the denomination. Many resort businesses had a banner year, yet received the money. Too much waste, too much faulty thinking.

[central_va]

We have to bring back the electronics industry. Regardless of what Free Traitors™ think. A TARIFF WOULD DO IT.