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Elon Musk1 Asks Twitter Followers2 about Selling Tesla Stock

Elon Musk, the founder3 of the electric car company Tesla, recently asked people on Twitter if he should sell billions of dollars in company stock.

Musk is one of the world's richest people, so the request was unusual.

He asked his millions of Twitter followers whether he should sell 10 percent of his stock in the company. That amount might be worth $20 billion or more. As of last summer, Musk owned about 170 million shares of Tesla.

On Saturday, Musk placed a poll on Twitter, asking if he should sell the stock. About 3.5 million people voted, and nearly 58 percent said he should. "I was prepared to accept either outcome," Musk said.

On Monday, the shares of Tesla stock dropped a small amount. David Madden is a stock market expert in London. He said he did not believe the "dip" would last long. "Tesla has had such a phenomenal record of bouncing back from these sort of selloffs," he said.

Musk said he understands people are concerned that very rich people avoid paying taxes. For example, many people who own millions of shares in a company like Musk does, do not sell their shares when they need money. Instead, they get loans from banks based on the value of the stock.

If they do sell shares of stock, they get taxed, so they get the loans to buy something like a new home. Stock is not money. It is an ownership share in a company. Investors4 exchange stock for money by selling it on a market.

People who follow Musk's finances and company documents available to the public know that the businessman has a decision to make by next year.

Until August 13, 2022, Musk will be able to buy more than 22 million shares of Tesla stock at a price of just over $6 each. Right now, Tesla stock sells for more than $1,000 per share.

Musk says he is paid in what are known as stock options instead of money. An option is a financial agreement. It permits the owner of the option to trade stock at a set price for a set period of time. After that time period ends, the option is worth nothing.

However, if he goes through with the option, he would have to pay a lot in taxes on the deal.

Bryan Springmeyer is a lawyer in San Francisco. He said it is unlikely Musk would take a loan to pay his taxes, so he thinks Musk will buy the shares and then sell some of them.

United States lawmakers have been thinking about ways to get very rich people to pay more taxes. They are discussing a plan to tax people who have large amounts of stock whether they have sold the shares or not.

Musk criticized the idea, saying: "Eventually, they run out of other people's money and then they come for you."

Ron Wyden is a U.S. Senator from Oregon. He leads the Senate Finance Committee. Soon after Musk's announcement, he said, "It's time for the Billionaires Income Tax."

Words in This Story

poll – n. an activity in which people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what they think (often informally online)

dip – n. a drop, a reduction

phenomenal – adj. very good or great : unusual in a way that is very impressive

option – n. (financial) a right that is given by a company to an employee that lets the employee buy stock in the company usually for a price that is lower than the normal price for a certain period of time


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1 musk v6pzO     
n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物,香猫
参考例句:
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
  • She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。
2 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
参考例句:
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
3 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者,缔造者
参考例句:
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
4 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

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