Voters wary of government ownership in companies as Trump administration takes equity stakes

CNBC's All America poll was conducted July 8-12 with a nationwide group of 1,000 registered voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. The poll was conducted in collaboration with Hart Research Associates and Public Opinion Strategies. Results were released Friday.Some U.S. ownership stakes have been opportunistic, while others have been a part of a broader economic strategy. The largest came in August when the U.S. government took 10% ownership of chipmaker Intel. The U.S. government had agreed to provide $8.9 billion in grants to Intel under legislation passed under the Biden administration. The Trump administration decided it wanted equity in exchange, saying that would allow the taxpayer to share in any potential upside. The initial $8.9 billion U.S.

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