Musk's Galactic Ripoff
5 hours ago
- #Corporate Governance
- #Investment Ethics
- #SpaceX IPO
- Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO is set at a fixed price of $135 per share, aiming for a valuation of $1.77 trillion despite $18.7 billion in revenue and a $4.2 billion operating loss.
- The IPO lacks transparency, with Musk's self-dealing between SpaceX and xAI inflating value and no governance checks; Musk holds 10x voting power, leaving shareholders voiceless.
- Investors may be forced into SpaceX via manipulated stock indices (e.g., Nasdaq 100's 'fast entry' rule), risking retirement savings while insiders profit and exit early.
- The author criticizes the setup as a Ponzi scheme, redistributing wealth to Musk and allies, and calls for consumer and policy resistance.