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@AlexPuskas8 @Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Net income is after expenses, including reinvestments. You’re conflating profit calculation with profit distribution. Tesla reports profits but avoids taxes through deductions & credits—that’s the issue here…

@AlexPuskas8 @Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Net income is profit—after expenses, after deductions. That hasn’t changed. If the confusion is about accounting terms, happy to clarify.

@AlexPuskas8 @Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Reinvestments are deducted before net income—Tesla’s $2.3B profit is after expenses. So why act like profits don’t exist? It still paid $0 in federal tax—is that really making sense to you?

@AlexPuskas8 @Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Reinvestments happen after profit is calculated. Tesla reported $2.3B in net income that’s profit. Profits aren’t just ‘divvied up’ companies retain earnings, buy back stock, and reinvest before issuing dividends. Yet Tesla paid $0 in federal tax. So I ask, why the pass?

@Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Got it—you had nothing to add but still jumped in, dismissed key points, and now want out. No worries. Next time, maybe don’t engage in a discussion you ‘have no info on’ just to derail it. Anyway, we’re done here. Have a good one. 👋

@AlexPuskas8 @Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Tesla’s net income was $2.3B in 2024, yet it paid $0 in federal tax—after all deductions & credits. Profits aren’t just ‘divvied up’—Tesla reinvests, buys back stock, and its largest shareholder leverages shares for tax-free loans. So I ask again—why should it get a pass?

@Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Oh, now it’s ‘what am I trying to win here’? Classic. Pointing out facts isn’t about winning, it’s about calling out misdirection. You dismissed the core issue, now you’re pivoting to ‘go do something about it’ instead of addressing the argument. But hey, dodge away if it helps

@AlexPuskas8 @Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Tesla reported $2.3B in U.S. income in 2024 yet paid $0 in federal income tax . Over the last 3 years, Tesla made $10.8B in U.S. income but paid just $48M in taxes (0.4%), thanks to tax credits & loopholes. So again—why should Tesla get a pass while regular taxpayers don’t?

@Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Oh, so now you’re not in disagreement after dismissing the key point earlier? Interesting. It’s not just about ‘correcting’—misframing the issue like that downplays how Tesla paying $0 in taxes benefits its largest shareholder. Glad you’re open to looking into it now, though.

@AlexPuskas8 @Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie True, but irrelevant. The issue is Tesla paying $0 in federal taxes despite massive profits. Musk benefits without selling shares—he uses stock as collateral for tax-free loans and defers taxes indefinitely. People don’t get those loopholes, so where’s the ‘fair contribution’?

@Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Ohhh, so you were just correcting things? Not defending or justifying? Cool, cool. Totally unrelated, but it’s wild how the largest shareholder of a company that pays $0 in taxes has nothing to gain from that. Just a coincidence, I’m sure. But hey, keep ‘correcting’ things.🤷

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@Homey4r @catturd2 @DarrigoMelanie Oh, my bad, I forgot Tesla is a totally separate entity, and Elon being the largest shareholder has nothing to gain from its tax loopholes. Wouldn’t want to be unfair in the land of the free—where billionaires thrive tax-free while regular folks foot the bill. Soooo… yeah.

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