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Not in the same sense, because none of it might pan out. It’s literally research grants, which might be called a subsidy because it’s for the common good, but it’s not about building expensive industries at a cheaper private cost. This is $1.5B. That’s nothing compared to what it costs to build a semi-conductor industry.


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