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Jan 14Liked by Thomas M Gregg

Fetterman has also been one of the most articulate proponents of the Japanese takeover of U.S. Steel.

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You say that like it’s a bad thing. Who cares if the Japanese buy US Steel?

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Lots of people care. The people who care think it’s not a particularly good thing for the most iconic company in a critical industry like steel to be in foreign hands, even if the foreign hands in question belong to an ally.

By the way, I didn’t mean he was a “proponent,” I meant to say he was the most articulate opponent.

As for me, I’m skeptical that the United States can thrive excelling in software while other nations clean our clock in manufacturing.

When did we start to believe that the commanding heights of the economy referred to video games and social media apps?

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All I’m wondering is why, precisely, it’s a bad thing for US Steel to fall under Japanese ownership. It’s not an icon, after all, it’s a corporation. Why should anybody care who owns it?

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