Musk Vows to Give Each U.S. Child a SpaceX Share

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLola, Elon Musk says every kid in America gets a SpaceX share, and I understand you've found the line.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI'm outside a youth center this morning, Hank, and the line is not forming, because nobody knows who's in it.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentMusk wrote on X that next year he'll give one share to every kid in America, and that this is the first of many.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat's a share worth?

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentAt Friday's closing price of one hundred forty-six dollars and three cents, Axios puts the whole giveaway at a little over ten and a half billion dollars.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe Census Bureau counts just over seventy-two million people under eighteen.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd is a kid under eighteen?

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThat's the problem.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentMusk didn't say whether kid means every minor, and he did not reply to questions on whether it covers children who aren't citizens. I've negotiated border crossings with clearer rules than that.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the man planning a trip to Mars hasn't settled who counts as a kid.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex, I'm told you have a kicker who might qualify on a technicality.