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jonkoops
on Oct 31, 2024
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The National EUV Accelerator comes to Albany
Ah yes, the classic block the exports of your partners and throw a bunch of subsidies at your own. Thanks for the free market capitalism America!
onepointsixC
on Oct 31, 2024
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There is no free market in the fab business. Every single player had some level of government support and direct subsidies for decades.
rm_-rf_slash
on Nov 1, 2024
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Exactly. ICs and Silicon Valley as we know it wouldn’t exist without the space program.
WantonQuantum
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America never claimed to have a completely free market:
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/031815/united-state...
ralph84
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Some things are more important than free market capitalism, and making sure you’re not dependent on hostile countries for key technology is one of them.
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