Uncle Sam Is Investing Now. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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Or raise taxes.
Weird how a totally reasonable site doesn’t mention the possibility of increased revenue in an article about a sovereign wealth fund.
Whatever, minor nitpick really.
> Imagine policy decisions about energy, tech, labor standards, and even foreign relations warped by the government's financial stake
We don’t have to imagine we are seeing that playing out now with the rampant corruption of the Trump regime.