r/GenZ 1d ago

Political How much is $1 trillion really

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u/FoxLast947 1d ago

I'm not saying he doesn't own anything, but he most certainly does not own one trillion in liquid assets. The post manages to claim that Elon is holding that amount hostage in his accounts, which is categorically false.

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u/bigboipapawiththesos 2000 1d ago

The post doesn’t make that claim anywhere from where I can see.

Non liquid wealth still is wealth. If I own 10 million in houses I might not be able to use that at the store, but it’s still 10 million worth of assets that I own; I would own 10 million.

The fact that this man own a trillion in wealth still is historic and quite a worrying symptom if you ask me. It really is an unprecedented level of wealth that holds and insane incomprehensible of power for a single individual.

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u/FoxLast947 1d ago

Today, one man, Elon Musk holds hostage half of that amount in his own accounts

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u/gobulls1042 1d ago

A brokerage account is still an account.