Overview
- Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Khosla urged the U.S. to take 10% of every public company and place the shares in a national pool that distributes returns to the public.
- He framed the plan as a way to share AI-driven gains, predicting major job displacement and a highly deflationary economy by 2035.
- Khosla pointed to the government's new 10% holding in Intel as a proof of concept and contrasted his approach with universal basic income trials backed by AI leaders.
- Benzinga reported the Intel stake was initially valued near $8 billion and has approached $16 billion after a stock surge, intensifying debate over federal equity roles.
- The idea remains a public proposal rather than a policy move, and Khosla acknowledged likely criticism given how unusual it is for investors to advocate national ownership stakes.