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Sara :
wtf does he even do with this money???
2026-07-16 18:03:51
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SoxPats27 :
The U.S. collected $5.26 trillion in fiscal taxes last year. Why is it up to Elon to pay for these things?
2026-06-25 02:34:17
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Hamidi :
Looks like everyone is counting Elons money 💴 😁
2026-06-23 16:23:41
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ben daubitu 🇫🇯 :
Its not cash...it's share in his own company
2026-06-23 22:13:09
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gigi :
WHY ISNT THIS VIRAL
2026-08-03 07:44:25
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Yu :
Does this dude know that it’s not 1trillion cash money . Only with shares etc 🙄
2026-06-23 19:26:54
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TDM :
Why do you want to spend someone's money
2026-06-24 12:31:12
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Mshari :
Not exactly. Elon Musk doesn’t have $1.15 trillion sitting in a bank account. Most of his net worth is tied up in ownership stakes—mainly shares of Tesla and SpaceX . That means his ‘wealth’ is largely paper wealth based on current market valuations. If he tried to liquidate a massive portion of those shares to fund global problems: 1. He’d owe huge taxes — capital gains taxes could easily take tens or hundreds of billions depending on how and where shares are sold. 2. The market can’t absorb unlimited selling — dumping hundreds of billions in stock would flood the market, causing share prices to fall sharply. 3. His net worth would collapse as he sells — the more he sells, the lower the share price, so the quoted $1.15T shrinks during liquidation. 4. He may lose control of his companies — selling too much equity reduces voting power and influence over company decisions. Also, solving issues like hunger, water, and sanitation isn’t just about money. These are often problems of governance, infrastructure, logistics, corruption, conflict, and distribution. You can fund wells, pipelines, desalination, agriculture, and food aid—but money alone doesn’t guarantee delivery or long-term maintenance.
2026-06-24 01:07:57
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FIRA-Scope :
so are you suggesting he should his own money
2026-06-28 10:32:30
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Ike ♧ :
people getting the wrong I dea he didn't mean we should tell elon musk to spend his 1 trillion to those demands . He meant if the world sets aside 1 trillion dollars it can solve those problems and still have a remainder
2026-06-24 17:16:55
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faze_frank :
Do these people now that it his stocks not some money saved in the bank
2026-08-14 11:36:07
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MACHPELAH ELECTRONICS :
But it's his money. It's not my business or yours. Leave him alone
2026-07-09 13:50:43
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KAL✌ :
Underrated bros 🔥 the last statement mind blowing 🤯
2026-06-23 22:29:55
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Murphy law. :
He won't need it in the next life........He won't even take a cent with him when he meets his creator ie if he believes in one.
2026-07-29 17:36:23
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taurean :
beautiful message
2026-06-23 18:53:52
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Mr Ziss 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 :
It's obscene
2026-06-23 20:05:50
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Lira's Finest :
it's in Shares not in cash... let him enjoy... remember he once offered to donate $6B but on condition that WFP would make all the expenditures in an open source platform in that no single penny would be stolen... they declined
2026-06-24 04:14:39
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👑 MADYAN kING 👑 :
First comment🫶🏻❤️
2026-06-23 16:00:57
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ˢᵘᵖʳᵉᵐᵉˢᶻⁿ :
Why does it cost money to do any of this stuff?
2026-07-15 18:33:03
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faze_frank :
you forgot 500 billion goes to taxes
2026-08-14 11:39:26
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arenoofficial :
this editing is good
2026-06-29 13:51:34
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marineengineers33 :
Elon money is making people lose their sleep or this what have the money set side to what u just said do apart from being used careless.
2026-06-23 22:04:26
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Daniel Mwiti :
Let's be honest here, some problems need divine intervention. Money alone wouldn't solve all of humanity's problems. Even if it did, there would arise new problems. Better and deadlier than the first. And why would Elon Musk decide to throw away his fortune in a series of never ending problems?
2026-08-16 09:27:30
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Albert Marvin :
how did they create this video
2026-06-24 05:40:01
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