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Do you think governments are trying to encourage companies to do what they want? Or are companies telling companies what they want? Why do we have a situation
by verisimi 4y ago
Do you think governments are trying to encourage companies to do what they want?
Or are companies telling companies what they want?
Why do we have a situation where companies have so much and are given so much, and the people have so little. But pay for government largesse.
If you ask me, Intel and all those companies should never have grown so large. But, if you have to spend that money, why not use it to create a genuine home grown solution? Where is the German Intel? Wouldn't a German Intel provide the resilience you really want?
- mikkergp 4y agoI think Germany is using the $5 billion dollars to encourage intel to build there plant in Germany rather than somewhere else, but I think your ideas sound great too. can Germany grow an intel for $5 billion? It seems to me it’s like hiring a contractor. I could learn plumbing but it would be a lot more expensive than hiring someone. I don’t disagree with you that companies are given so much and have so much. I just wonder if it’s idealistic to think it’s easy to just “create your own intel”. Maybe not it’s not like Intel is without competitors. But just like the Plumber example, even if it’s not about the money, do they want to spend the time on developing a skill that may not be one of their core competencies? It’s not that I don’t get where you’re coming from ideologically, I’m just not sure where you’re coming from practically. But I’m no expert, maybe they should try!
- verisimi 4y agoCheers - but can a country like Germany afford not to have a supply of its own chips in this day and age? Its pretty equivalent to food and energy security, I'd say. Why it isn't a major concern, I don't know.