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What can you do with a trillion? (Original Post) 3825-87867 15 hrs ago OP
What CAN'T you do with a trillion dollars? PSPS 15 hrs ago #1
Hear, hear! BigmanPigman 14 hrs ago #2
If It's Liquid ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #3
Exactly lavoosh99 14 hrs ago #4
I'd get the kitchen painted Wicked Blue 13 hrs ago #5

ProfessorGAC

(77,656 posts)
3. If It's Liquid
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 06:51 PM
14 hrs ago

But, this trillion isn't.
Any attempt by Musk to sell any significant portion would trigger a sell-off and a plummeting of the value.
As Musk obviously measures his own worth as a person by his fortune, a big drop in net worth would be more than his ego could take.
So, his vast fortune is as locked as if it were a blind trust.
I get the point, but even if Musk wanted to do good (a huge "if&quot , he doesn't have the liquidity to do it.

lavoosh99

(60 posts)
4. Exactly
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 07:01 PM
14 hrs ago

It's not like he has a money bin like a certain duck. Even when he buys things, he often borrows against his paper worth.

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