Not sure about altruistic, but definitely corrupt.

No, keep Intel afloat by any means, because USA is planning on attacking Venezuela and China. Maybe VZ is used to gear up production for the Taiwan war.

There are a few ways to save the economy,

hyperinflation (pay massive 38T debt with worthless paper),

Jubilee (erase all debts like the fall of Rome)

or war and mass death and destruction (WW2 and the Black Death).