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And will likely disappear on January because anything one party does must be undone. Politics in the US.

throwaway984393 2y ago
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tbrownaw 2y ago
I'd think any such flip-flopping would have to be limited to whether to issue additional grants, rather than trying to cancel ones that were already issued?
hackernewds 2y ago
Politics in the US is why Intel got these grants despite them being unworthy of it and not even meeting the milestones
- interludead 2y ago
  The question now will be whether Intel can turn that funding into tangible results
Iulioh 2y ago
I don't think Trump will touch this one to me honest.
nyokodo 2y ago
> And will likely disappear on January because anything one party does must be undone Trade policy, especially towards China, has been quite bipartisan the past two Administrations so your pessimism isn’t entirely warranted. Trump doesn’t like the CHIPS Act but it’s unclear how serious any opposition will be once they get in and how much discretion they even have given the circumstances.
bufferoverflow 2y ago
Nonsense. Trump supports domestic manufacturing.
- yyuugg 2y ago
  Trump supports whatever he supports on a given day. He's as unpredictable as the weather. I'd expect volatility in what he supports. FWIW, though, he manufacturers his merch overseas doesn't he? Seems like if he supported domestic manufacturing, he'd... use it?
  - browniesahead 2y ago
    He's been pretty consistent over last 10 years that part of MAGA is bringing back manufacturing The details however...
  - amanaplanacanal 2y ago
    That would fit into profits though. Money in his pocket is what he supports more than anything else.
  - rapsey 2y ago
    > Trump supports whatever he supports on a given day. What positions? He seems pretty consistent to me.
    - yyuugg 2y ago
      He said, on multiple occasions he was opposed to cutting Medicaid, but he did so. He signed a later saying climate change was one of the most extant problems the world faces then later called it a hoax. He said one of the most pressing concerns facing America was ensuring everyone had access tell clean water but repealed the clean water act. He was for universal healthcare, he was for lgbtq people, etc etc. There are many many such instances.
  - xienze 2y ago
    > FWIW, though, he manufacturers his merch overseas doesn't he? Seems like if he supported domestic manufacturing, he'd... use it? "Official Trump campaign merchandise is made in the United States, which the website explicitly states. However, there is a market of unofficial Trump merchandise that is made in other countries and sold online and at rallies." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/09/fact-check-are-maga-hats-made-in-china/113713084/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/09/fact...
glenstein 2y ago
>And will likely disappear on January because anything one party does must be undone. I completely understand the sentiment and I believe your read of the ideological landscape is probably spot on. But in practical terms, how likely is it that such a thing could actually happen? Once the grants are locked in I think it might be really difficult to attempt to claw back money that's been allocated. The same things going on with the infrastructure bill and the inflation reduction act, namely that I think there's a race against time to try to get these funds out the door before the next Congress could take them away. So, despite the best efforts of the next congress, we might nevertheless stay at the frontier of things like chip manufacturing and next gen infrastructure in it's various forms.

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I'd think any such flip-flopping would have to be limited to whether to issue additional grants, rather than trying to cancel ones that were already issued?

hackernewds 2y ago

Politics in the US is why Intel got these grants despite them being unworthy of it and not even meeting the milestones

interludead 2y ago
The question now will be whether Intel can turn that funding into tangible results

Iulioh 2y ago

I don't think Trump will touch this one to me honest.

nyokodo 2y ago

> And will likely disappear on January because anything one party does must be undone Trade policy, especially towards China, has been quite bipartisan the past two Administrations so your pessimism isn’t entirely warranted. Trump doesn’t like the CHIPS Act but it’s unclear how serious any opposition will be once they get in and how much discretion they even have given the circumstances.

bufferoverflow 2y ago

Nonsense. Trump supports domestic manufacturing.

yyuugg 2y ago
Trump supports whatever he supports on a given day. He's as unpredictable as the weather. I'd expect volatility in what he supports. FWIW, though, he manufacturers his merch overseas doesn't he? Seems like if he supported domestic manufacturing, he'd... use it?
- browniesahead 2y ago
  He's been pretty consistent over last 10 years that part of MAGA is bringing back manufacturing The details however...
- amanaplanacanal 2y ago
  That would fit into profits though. Money in his pocket is what he supports more than anything else.
- rapsey 2y ago
  > Trump supports whatever he supports on a given day. What positions? He seems pretty consistent to me.
  - yyuugg 2y ago
    He said, on multiple occasions he was opposed to cutting Medicaid, but he did so. He signed a later saying climate change was one of the most extant problems the world faces then later called it a hoax. He said one of the most pressing concerns facing America was ensuring everyone had access tell clean water but repealed the clean water act. He was for universal healthcare, he was for lgbtq people, etc etc. There are many many such instances.
- xienze 2y ago
  > FWIW, though, he manufacturers his merch overseas doesn't he? Seems like if he supported domestic manufacturing, he'd... use it? "Official Trump campaign merchandise is made in the United States, which the website explicitly states. However, there is a market of unofficial Trump merchandise that is made in other countries and sold online and at rallies." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/09/fact-check-are-maga-hats-made-in-china/113713084/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/09/fact...

glenstein 2y ago

>And will likely disappear on January because anything one party does must be undone. I completely understand the sentiment and I believe your read of the ideological landscape is probably spot on. But in practical terms, how likely is it that such a thing could actually happen? Once the grants are locked in I think it might be really difficult to attempt to claw back money that's been allocated. The same things going on with the infrastructure bill and the inflation reduction act, namely that I think there's a race against time to try to get these funds out the door before the next Congress could take them away. So, despite the best efforts of the next congress, we might nevertheless stay at the frontier of things like chip manufacturing and next gen infrastructure in it's various forms.