Tesla's Musk Paid at Least $593M in Income Taxes in 2016

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Post by submeta » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 5:45 PM UTC

Tesla's Musk Paid at Least $593M in Income Taxes in 2016
bloomberg.com

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Post by econner » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 6:49 PM UTC

Wow. That's a yuge amount of income.

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Post by neaanopri » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 6:55 PM UTC

econner wrote: post #2

Wow. That's a yuge amount of income.

A narrow and literal reading of events makes Musk the richest african american. It's pretty depressing the richest african american is white

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Post by joatmon-snoo » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 6:55 PM UTC

Imagining this scaled down to options that someone might get for joining a startup early... wow.

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Post by bekimdisha » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 6:57 PM UTC

neaanopri wrote: post #3

econner wrote: post #2

Wow. That's a yuge amount of income.

A narrow and literal reading of events makes Musk the richest african american. It's pretty depressing the richest african american is white

Why is that depressing? ...

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Post by drewrv » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 7:00 PM UTC

neaanopri wrote: post #3

econner wrote: post #2

Wow. That's a yuge amount of income.

A narrow and literal reading of events makes Musk the richest african american. It's pretty depressing the richest african american is white

Silicon Valley employs so few blacks that even our Africans are white.

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Post by submeta » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 7:00 PM UTC

On the other hand this: "Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies"

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-2015...

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Post by engx » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 7:00 PM UTC

The video clip seemed unusually harsh. The reporter said he'd announced the Hyperloop to "thrill and confuse"? Followed by several skeptical tones and questions all while contrasting it with saying he'd done things no one else had.

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Post by niroze » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 7:02 PM UTC

neaanopri wrote: post #3

econner wrote: post #2

Wow. That's a yuge amount of income.

A narrow and literal reading of events makes Musk the richest african american. It's pretty depressing the richest african american is white

A lot of Africans are white, especially ones settled and controlled by Brits at some point.

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Post by SEJeff » Fri, Apr 21, 2017, 7:04 PM UTC

Not sure about everyone else, but I'd love to have this problem. Oh I have to pay $593 million in taxes? Boo hoo, let me cry all the way to the bank to write the check.