So rich that some Democrats have floated a “billionaire’s tax” to make Musk and his Perrier-drinking peers send a lot more of that wealth to the government.
A thread on what the "billionaire's tax" is.
The proposal is an attempt to raise billions in revenue to offset the costs of Democrats’ ~$1.75 trillion spending bill.
It’s...extremely unusual.
The tax would likely target a smaller group of individuals than any other tax in American history—those with $1 billion in assets, or who earn at least $100 million in income for three consecutive years. It could apply to just 700 taxpayers.
After Hertz ordered 100,000 of Tesla’s electric vehicles, the automaker’s share price jumped 12.7%, giving it a market capitalization of $1 trillion.
A thread on just how crazy that number is.
Only Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft have entered the four comma club in the US.
Facebook hit $1 trillion the fastest of all (within 17 years of being founded), but Tesla is currently worth about $83 billion more than the social media company. It took Tesla 18 years after its founding to reach the milestone.