But they don't get to take part in the decision making with this equity stake either. The shares are non-voting while the government holds them, and revert to voting shares once sold to a private entity.
Re:US Intel
by nonethewiser on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @09:51AM
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And they can say no to the government with the equity stake and the government can divest.
I'm not arguing they are exactly the same... I just think the author shouldn't state the hypothesis at the end of the article without examining it.
Frankly I think it's a good summary of why Intel may be too big to fail. It's just framed wrong.
It's not the same as taking part in decisionmaking? Intel could just say 'no' to grants. They don't have to accept the terms.