Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has suggested that the U.S. government should acquire a 10% stake in all public corporations and distribute the wealth to the general public.

‘National Pool’

Khosla put forward this idea at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Tuesday. The inspiration for this proposal came from President Donald Trump‘s decision for the U.S. government to acquire a 10% stake in Intel (NASDAQ:INTC).

“When Trump bought 10% of Intel, I wondered if it wasn't a good idea,” Khosla said. “Take 10% of every corporation and put it in a national pool for the people. That's really interesting. Just take 10% of every public company.”

He acknowledged that this idea might receive criticism but emphasized the importance of sharing the wealth generated by AI to ensure equal benefits for everyone.

“…sharing the wealth of AI is a really, really big need to level the benefits to everybody,” Khosla ...