Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter to ask if he should sell 10% of his stake in Tesla, and most users said yes.
Voters supported the sale of shares by a wide margin, with about 58% “for” versus 42% “against”. It is noted that more than 3.5 million votes were cast.
Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock.
Do you support this?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2021
Musk launched the poll on Saturday, following a debate on how some of America’s richest Americans should be taxed.
He said he would respect the results of the poll, whatever they are.
The American businessman, who is currently the richest man in the world, is known for his provocative and controversial tweets, which have provoked various reactions from time to time.
Although no one knows if he really means it, if Musk sells 10% of the shares, apart from the fact that he will liquidate $ 21 billion, he will be able to trade 80% of the daily turnover of the listed company in a single transaction. Street.
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