Economist Steve Moore warned on Fox Business on Tuesday against government interference in private industry.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that the U.S. government will receive an equity stake in Intel in exchange for CHIPS and Science Act funding. In an appearance on “Kudlow,” Moore blasted the CHIPS and Science Act, which authorized more than $50 billion in subsidies to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
“They’re going to turn Intel into Amtrak… Listen, I hate this idea. It stems from the fact, by the way, that the CHIPS Act, remember that one, Larry? I know Byron [Donalds] voted against that crazy thing. That was the idea that the government was going to stimulate U.S. chip production by providing hundreds of billions of dollars of subsidy,” Moore said.
Moore said that government subsidies distort private industry. Programs like the CHIPS Act, he added, hurt companies like Intel by shifting their focus from serving customers to chasing federal money.
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“It didn’t work. Intel actually was hurt by the Act because when these companies like Intel start chasing money from the government rather than doing what consumers and their customers want, they always run into trouble,” Moore said. “So, no, we don’t want the government owning American companies. That is called socialism.”
The Trump administration is reportedly considering converting CHIPS and Science Act funding into an equity stake that would give the U.S. government roughly 10% ownership of Intel, potentially making it the company’s largest shareholder, according to Bloomberg. Meanwhile, SoftBank Group committed $2 billion to Intel, with Washington eyeing a manufacturing revival to boost jobs.
Former President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022, allocating $39 billion in direct funding to boost U.S. chip production. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Intel, and Microchip Technology struggled to expand, however, and adjusted their timelines as chip sales declined and promised funds from the Biden administration remain delayed.
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