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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5137305" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>You do realize that corporations get money to start and run businesses by offering stock for sale in what's known as an IPO(Initial Public Offering)?  Once that stock is bought it's either held or sold on the public trading exchange called the stock market.  All those shares traded every business day don't give Tesla money.  The IPO did.  That stock rises or lowers in value based on the company's performance.  So Musk is very wealthy because he and his company have performed well.  Some of that is public perception, some speculation, but overall he benefits by benefiting others through innovation.  He's producing.  What are you doing?</p></blockquote><p></p>