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by f0xJtpvHYTVQ88B 1505 days ago
If he didn't sell the stocks then he wouldn't have to pay any tax on unrealized gains. According to him, he sold the stocks so they he would pay taxes in response to criticism of not paying his "fair share" in taxes.
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dragontamer 1505 days ago
Wrong.

Musk's stock options became fully vested and matured. That forced a tax event on him last year.

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jquery 1503 days ago
If this is true, he’s absolutely a pathological liar.
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outworlder 1505 days ago
Yeah. He lied. Again.
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