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In reply to the discussion: Tesla Shareholders Decide Elon Musk Should Be the World's First Trillionaire [View all]Jack Valentino
(4,030 posts)25. "Let the shareholders EAT CAKE!"
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No, Tesla has never paid a cash dividend to its common stock shareholders and has stated it does not plan to in the foreseeable future. The company intends to retain all future earnings to reinvest in its growth.
So how does paying Musk a trillion dollars "reinvest in its growth"???
Fucking stupid! They might have paid him a half-trillion,
and asked for a half-trillion dividend....
No, Tesla has never paid a cash dividend to its common stock shareholders and has stated it does not plan to in the foreseeable future. The company intends to retain all future earnings to reinvest in its growth.
So how does paying Musk a trillion dollars "reinvest in its growth"???
Fucking stupid! They might have paid him a half-trillion,
and asked for a half-trillion dividend....
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Tesla Shareholders Decide Elon Musk Should Be the World's First Trillionaire [View all]
highplainsdem
Nov 6
OP
Elon said Optimus robots may one day be assigned to follow "criminals" around to stop them from doing crimes.
sop
Nov 7
#37
Who needs a mega church when you can just go out and hawk shit and call it genius?
chowder66
Nov 6
#8
The most annoying part is that pretty much anyone with retirement funds likely has TSLA somewhere nt
Gore1FL
Nov 6
#10
This is really not good for us as he will spend a good chunk of it on the Republicans
Mr. Sparkle
Nov 6
#11
The whole Trump "BBB" was money-laundering to the criminal terrorist organization formerly known as
Jack Valentino
Nov 6
#26
I just read an article about a wealth fund voted against this compensation package..
Deuxcents
Nov 6
#18
In capitalist society great monetary wealth is used as a marker of prestige and status.
dedl67
Nov 7
#31
"The extent of my money is the extent of my power" Karl Marx in "The Power of Money in Bourgeois Society" 1844
dedl67
Nov 7
#32