EPISODE · Aug 19, 2025 · 7 MIN
Stupid Industrial Policy: Intel, Bailouts, and the Chips Act Mirage
from Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski · host Finance, Investing, & Markets
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A fiery takedown of Washington’s latest “public-private partnership,” where taxpayer dollars flow into Intel under the guise of investment. From Trump-era deals to Biden’s subsidies, this episode dissects how Republicans and Democrats alike signed off on the CHIPS Act, making Intel effectively too big to fail. With echoes of past bailouts, government’s inability to pick winners and losers, and the dangers of throwing good money after bad, this is a no-holds-barred critique of America’s misguided industrial policy.
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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A fiery takedown of Washington’s latest “public-private partnership,” where taxpayer dollars flow into Intel under the guise of investment. From Trump-era deals to Biden’s subsidies, this episode dissects how Republicans and Democrats alike signed off on the CHIPS Act, making Intel effectively too big to fail. With echoes of past bailouts, government’s inability to pick winners and losers, and the dangers of throwing good money after bad, this is a no-holds-barred critique of America’s misguided industrial policy.
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