Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Tesla's proposed $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk ties rewards to extreme goals like an $8.5 trillion market cap

That $1-trillion Tesla Pay Package For Elon Musk Isn't As Bad As You Think. It's Worse

18 Sep 2025 | Abstracted from LA Times

Tesla's proposed $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk ties rewards to extreme goals like an $8.5 trillion market cap and mass deployment of robotaxis and humanoid bots. Critics say it's not just excessive—it's structurally reckless, concentrating power without time-commitment safeguards and risking distorted priorities. The LATimes argues this isn't bold innovation, but a governance failure with long-term risks to shareholders and corporate accountability.

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