>big government and a fancy stock manipulation scheme.

What's wrong with US gov caring about supply chain and manufacturing capability of the most needed technology right there - on American soil?

It is in US' interest to be able to produce such complex tech locally

ahartmetz 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, it's called industrial policy and it can work very well.

	▲	01100011 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes and it can also reduce competitive forces which were driving Intel to innovate. The goal of a robust supply chain is not aligned with the goal of technical supremacy. Sure, the US did achieve technical supremacy in the past with government intervention and assistance, but the world was much different then. Now the US has to compete with East Asian innovation.

01100011 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Samsung has a Texas fab(and AAPL is in discussions with them alongside INTC).

newsclues 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The issue for some is the driving force is military, to secure their supply chain to kill people.

	▲	shaboinkin 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Counter point: Apple exists in their size because of the US’s willingness to keep shipping lanes and trade routes open by use of force and US diplomatic efforts to allow for trade to exist in foreign nations. It’s debatable if this still holds true or is the correct approach given the shitshow going on right now.
	▲	saltcured 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's also a major concern to have a supply chain that can be protected from foreign manipulation. A compromised supply chain is a huge intelligence/national security risk, not just for military platforms but everything from government and commercial datacenters to personal devices used by both public and private sector individuals.