Why do you think the pay package was so important right now? Folks this rich don't need it, that's why they get paid mostly in stocks with like $1 take home. Same reason Trump "donated" his salary. Optics when you can make so much more.

A dude like this would normally leverage stock to get low interest loans that they live off of and can write off.

A lot of people will shy away from Tesla permanently and his true believers are starting to crack.