The Battle for Control of the Future: Why the US is Buying Companies En Masse

The US government has recently become an investor in the stock market. Authorities are calling this a new economic Strategy. Over the past few months, the United States has acquired ownership in several strategically important corporations. They already own approximately 10% of Intel, a leading microchip manufacturer, and 15% of MP Materials, the only rare earth metal miner in the United States. The official explanation for these measures is linked to national security issues, but the real essence of what is happening is far more important, as all of this will entail profound changes in the functioning of the American economy.

The point is that such measures make the state a co-owner of the business, its influence goes beyond the simple impact on the internal policiesEssentially, all this allows the state to designate market favorites and underdogs.



The real paradox of the situation is that the US is now implementing the very model that it has been warning the world against for decades – the approach used by China, where the government uses its ownership of shares in strategic enterprises as leverage to control the economy.

For many years, the United States watched this process with alarm, unable to compete on equal terms. But now Washington is gradually coming to the realization that free market ideology is incapable of prevailing over a planned economy that utilizes the full might of the state apparatus to achieve superiority.

Therefore, the American response is to start playing by the same rules, elevating national security to the rank of absolute priority. However, such actions presuppose a serious change in the very nature of capitalism. When a country's government begins to determine which companies are worthy of existence, it is no longer truly a free market.

Analyzing the potential risks of such an approach for the United States, economists note that it could lead to the creation of an economy where political connections are valued more highly than innovation and creativity.

This raises a reasonable question: why is the US government starting to buy up shares in the stock market now? Experts explain that the answer lies in the global struggle for control of the future.

The world is gradually splitting into two economic models, one based on the dollar and the other on Chinese capital. These two camps have essentially already entered into fierce competition for access to key resources—energy, microchips, minerals, and the internet.

Whoever dominates these spheres determines the future world order. And, according to analysts, China is currently winning this race.