In fairness the laisseiz-faire market has been dead for over 2 centuries, it's just that this kind of thing usually happens with backchannels, often with a threat of malicious legislation if you don't play ball. There's a point where the more capital you control, the less freedom you actually have. For a company the size of intel, the line between private and public is blurred. Sometimes it's brazen, like with the seizure of the railroads in the 19th century, but the state is usually sensible enough to keep the illusion alive in the public's eye if they can help it.
This administration doesn't seem to care very much about appearances. Nothing you and I can do about it but pity the poor sons of bitches who are large enough to be perceived by the archons, and clench our assholes in the hopes that we aren't swept up in the damages.
This administration doesn't seem to care very much about appearances. Nothing you and I can do about it but pity the poor sons of bitches who are large enough to be perceived by the archons, and clench our assholes in the hopes that we aren't swept up in the damages.