Fight Club: Should Tesla Pay Elon Musk $56 Billion?

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Corporate greed? Or a richly deserved payday? Nellie Bowles and Joe Nocera face off.
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On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on whether to approve a $56 billion payday for CEO Elon Musk. If it goes through, it will be the largest compensation package ever granted to an executive at a U.S.-listed company.Â
The imminent shareholder vote got us talking in the Free Press newsroom. Beyond the complicated legal battle over his pay packet, do…
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