K D Posted October 14, 2024 Posted October 14, 2024 On 10/14/2024 at 2:20 PM, BillsFanNC said: Expand I have a friend that thinks like this. He says Musk is an idiot who got lucky. Riiiight, so he got lucky with PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX? That's quite the lucky streak. Why doesn't everyone just do that? Meanwhile...commies gonna commie https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-launches-california-coastal-commission-2024-10 3
Doc Posted October 14, 2024 Posted October 14, 2024 On 10/14/2024 at 2:28 PM, K D said: I have a friend that thinks like this. He says Musk is an idiot who got lucky. Riiiight, so he got lucky with PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX? That's quite the lucky streak. Why doesn't everyone just do that? Meanwhile...commies gonna commie https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-launches-california-coastal-commission-2024-10 Expand He's going to "luck into" being the first trillionaire... 2
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 14, 2024 Posted October 14, 2024 (edited) On 10/14/2024 at 5:09 PM, Doc said: He's going to "luck into" being the first trillionaire... Expand maybe because he eschews philanthropy. "to whom much is given, much will be requires". He's not stepping up. How could he possibly individually spend $1 trillion? what's the point? It's dick measuring. https://www.forbes.com/sites/globalcitizen/2024/03/30/2-ways-elon-musk-can-improve-100-million-lives-and-silence-critics/ Musk’s foundation, boasting a substantial $7 billion in assets, has the potential to make a significant difference. However, a New York Times investigation alleges Musk failed to meet the U.S. charity tax law's requirement of distributing at least 5% of his foundation's endowment annually. In comparison, Musk's foundation reportedly distributed only $160 million in 2022, significantly less than the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's planned $8.6 billion in donations for 2024 alone, with a strategyto spend down its entire $67 billion endowment within the next two decades. Edited October 14, 2024 by Joe Ferguson forever 2
K D Posted October 14, 2024 Posted October 14, 2024 On 10/14/2024 at 5:20 PM, Joe Ferguson forever said: maybe because he eschews philanthropy. "to whom much is given, much will be requires". He's not stepping up. How could he possibly individually spend $1 trillion? what's the point? It's dick measuring. https://www.forbes.com/sites/globalcitizen/2024/03/30/2-ways-elon-musk-can-improve-100-million-lives-and-silence-critics/ Musk’s foundation, boasting a substantial $7 billion in assets, has the potential to make a significant difference. However, a New York Times investigation alleges Musk failed to meet the U.S. charity tax law's requirement of distributing at least 5% of his foundation's endowment annually. In comparison, Musk's foundation reportedly distributed only $160 million in 2022, significantly less than the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's planned $8.6 billion in donations for 2024 alone, with a strategyto spend down its entire $67 billion endowment within the next two decades. Expand He doesn't have a trillion dollars in his bank account smarty pants. He has stake in his companies of which he is not going to divest himself when his whole plan is to have the resources to get humanity to Mars. Bill Gates gives money away for good publicity so nobody looks into his Epstein trips. The creator of the Nobel prize did the same thing to try and put a positive spin on his name and legacy. Billionaires have a fraction of the money that the government collected and yet they give it away to Ukraine, Israel, Iran and nobody seems to care. Where's the audit on those funds? Let's see where our money is really going 2 1
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 14, 2024 Posted October 14, 2024 On 10/14/2024 at 5:44 PM, K D said: He doesn't have a trillion dollars in his bank account smarty pants. He has stake in his companies of which he is not going to divest himself when his whole plan is to have the resources to get humanity to Mars. Bill Gates gives money away for good publicity so nobody looks into his Epstein trips. The creator of the Nobel prize did the same thing to try and put a positive spin on his name and legacy. Billionaires have a fraction of the money that the government collected and yet they give it away to Ukraine, Israel, Iran and nobody seems to care. Where's the audit on those funds? Let's see where our money is really going Expand you're an idiot.
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 15, 2024 Posted October 15, 2024 (edited) On 10/15/2024 at 4:32 AM, B-Man said: LEFTIES: ELON HAS RUINED TESLA. DATA: Expand up .62% compared to almost 28% for the dow 30 for the year. go for it big boy. https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/TSLA?fr=sycsrp_catchall#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- Edited October 15, 2024 by Joe Ferguson forever 1
Tenhigh Posted October 15, 2024 Posted October 15, 2024 On 10/15/2024 at 4:57 AM, Joe Ferguson forever said: up .62% compared to almost 28% for the dow 30 for the year. go for it big boy. https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/TSLA?fr=sycsrp_catchall#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- Expand Get some sleep. 1 1
K D Posted October 20, 2024 Posted October 20, 2024 On 10/20/2024 at 1:14 AM, Starr-Bills said: Expand Lol should he have walked in and said you are all useless and 75% of you will be fired? If Elon takes over your company you are going to get fired unless you work 80 hours a week and it's your whole life. There's no making you feel at ease. If your schtick is Elon is an idiot then feel free to take out a loan and create a rocket company, car company, online payment company, etc etc. He's accomplished more than anyone this century and might end up being the greatest businessman ever when it's all said and done if he gets us to Mars, cars driving themselves, brain chips to help crippled people function, humanoid robots... The haters are hilarious because they have literally accomplished nothing and yet they have so much to say because they don't like someone's politics. 1
Doc Posted October 20, 2024 Posted October 20, 2024 On 10/20/2024 at 1:21 AM, K D said: Lol should he have walked in and said you are all useless and 75% of you will be fired? If Elon takes over your company you are going to get fired unless you work 80 hours a week and it's your whole life. There's no making you feel at ease. If your schtick is Elon is an idiot then feel free to take out a loan and create a rocket company, car company, online payment company, etc etc. He's accomplished more than anyone this century and might end up being the greatest businessman ever when it's all said and done if he gets us to Mars, cars driving themselves, brain chips to help crippled people function, humanoid robots... The haters are hilarious because they have literally accomplished nothing and yet they have so much to say because they don't like someone's politics. Expand I’m sure the ones that thought he was a moron got fired because they were the actual morons. 1
Starr-Bills Posted October 20, 2024 Posted October 20, 2024 On 10/20/2024 at 1:21 AM, K D said: Lol should he have walked in and said you are all useless and 75% of you will be fired? If Elon takes over your company you are going to get fired unless you work 80 hours a week and it's your whole life. There's no making you feel at ease. If your schtick is Elon is an idiot then feel free to take out a loan and create a rocket company, car company, online payment company, etc etc. He's accomplished more than anyone this century and might end up being the greatest businessman ever when it's all said and done if he gets us to Mars, cars driving themselves, brain chips to help crippled people function, humanoid robots... The haters are hilarious because they have literally accomplished nothing and yet they have so much to say because they don't like someone's politics. Expand I mean you’re right he did buy the company those morons built for $44,000,000,000 and in two short years since it is worth maybe a third. Genius. But he didn’t buy it for profit did he. the point for me is his politics since he is involved with and chosen a side. The way he treats people matters. I’m sure when he drives the US to one third of its value (for efficiency) you’ll comfort yourself with visions of electric cars and rockets. On 10/20/2024 at 1:54 AM, Doc said: I’m sure the ones that thought he was a moron got fired because they were the actual morons. Expand Takes on to know one as they say.
Doc Posted October 20, 2024 Posted October 20, 2024 On 10/20/2024 at 8:26 AM, Starr-Bills said: Takes on to know one as they say. Expand Right. Again a guy so moronic he'll be the first trillionaire in history. 1
K D Posted October 21, 2024 Posted October 21, 2024 On 10/21/2024 at 6:39 PM, B-Man said: Of course. “Toe the line,” they explained. Expand Do what they say or there are no shortage of government agencies that will make your life hell, essentially 1 1
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