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"Money is not going to exist in the future" so 'no reason to tax us' I think Musk means to say. (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2025 OP
He would make a good Bond villian. CentralMass Nov 2025 #1
That cuts both ways. If money won't exist in the future, then his objections to being RockRaven Nov 2025 #2
Good idea. applegrove Nov 2025 #3
That seems fair. Maru Kitteh Nov 2025 #4
Money won't exist because he plans to take it all. Intractable Nov 2025 #5
In fifty years, Elon Musk won't exist, either. DFW Nov 2025 #6
No money, no commerce. no_hypocrisy Nov 2025 #7

RockRaven

(19,365 posts)
2. That cuts both ways. If money won't exist in the future, then his objections to being
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 12:43 AM
Nov 2025

taxed today are moot. He can pay it all in taxes right now; he won't have any use for it later so it makes no difference, right?

DFW

(60,182 posts)
6. In fifty years, Elon Musk won't exist, either.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 04:02 AM
Nov 2025

Does that mean we might as well put him on the next one-way rocket to Mars as advance preparation?

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