+1 Our country could use 10000 more entrepreneurs like Elon Musk. Innovators, Disrupters, Job Creators. They keep America at the tip of the spear in Innovation and start companies that employ tens of thousands of people, who pay taxes to the govt. Unfortunately, the govt wastes those taxes on useless social programs that have heavy fraud and abuse. |
LOL. He was successful at cutting hundreds of billions of wasteful govt spending. Yes, he didn't cut a trillion. There is so much waste and fraud in the govt but it was a good start. USAID was full of waste and fraud. Besiders, why can't China take care of the Africans? The Chicoms certainly exploit them enough. |
I know for a fact some of the above is exaggerated or simply false. Last time I looked we are almost $40 Trillion in debt. This level of debt and spending is unsustainable. The consequences of this debt will make DOGE cuts look like nursery school that will impact every level of American society and also make us way to vulberable to foreign adversaries who hold our debt. Some painful choices have to made and cutting USAID was a great start. At least we finally have a POTUS who is willing to start making those tough choices. |
Please run off to your safe space. |
Why would say a small cap index, or an international index hold it? Is it going to be in the S&P500 immediately? Unless it is, I can’t think of any fund I hold where it could plausibly be included. |
Factually DOGE cost more money than it saved. Our current president is wasting money on pet decorating projects and an unsuccessful war while pardoning fraudsters and taking illegal money through his World Liberty Financial corrupt crypto scheme. He wants to put 1.5T more to defense spending when the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit and cannot figure out where the money goes. |
Yes, it will be included in the S&P almost immediately as well as QQQ and represent a large portion of it because of the rule change Musk pushed forward. Stock split announcement is interesting— I guess it improves liquidity but I think the real reason was to push individual stock price down to bring in more of the Musk fan boy small dollar investors. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/spacex-reportedly-issues-5-for-1-stock-split-as-ipo-timeline-accelerates-121128655.html |
In 2026 almost every brokerage allows for fractional shares. |
Sure, but psychologically owning 0.3 shares in SpaceX does not feel as satisfying to a cult member as being a full shareholder! No voting rights (though probably that doesn't matter, I'm sure two a two-class structure that leaves Musk as king), and you are locked into your brokerage with fractional shares. |
Voting??
SpaceX Dual-Class IPO: Elon Musk Retains Total Control 10-to-1 Voting Power: Public investors get Class A shares (1 vote), while insiders get Class B shares (10 votes). This gives Musk 79% of the voting power with only 42% of the equity. The "Unfireable" Clause: Corporate bylaws state Musk can only be removed by Class B shareholders. Since he controls those shares, he cannot be fired without his own consent. Zero Board Independence: As a "controlled company," SpaceX bypasses standard exchange rules requiring a majority-independent board, allowing Musk to handpick directors. No Class-Action Lawsuits: Public shareholders are stripped of their right to sue the company in court, forcing all securities disputes into mandatory private arbitration. |
No. He admitted he did not save any money. He probably cost the government many billions. Thousands of employees are being hired at the agencies he decimated. He damaged the country significantly, particularly on the scientific research front. |