Many US Voters Skeptical Of Gov’t Gobbling Up Equity Stakes: POLL
Many U.S. voters are skeptical about the government gobbling up ownership stakes in American companies, according to a CNBC survey released Monday.
Many U.S. voters are skeptical about the government gobbling up ownership stakes in American companies, according to a CNBC survey released Monday.
The new poll found that just 19% of American voters believe it is appropriate for the federal government to own a share of private companies in the U.S., compared to 49% who think it is not appropriate. Meanwhile, 32% of voters were undecided, according to the survey.
CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey from October 2025 showed that 56% of voters thought it was inappropriate for the U.S. government to take a share of a private company, while 13% of respondents thought it was appropriate and 31% said they did not have an opinion.
The poll’s release comes after the Trump administration has announced new investments totaling $26.7 billion across thirty separate deals related to direct ownership stakes since January 2025, according to estimates by the Council on Foreign Relations.
The White House did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request seeking comment.
In August 2025, the administration announced that the U.S. had reached a “historic” agreement to gobble up a 10% equity stake in the California-based chipmaker