"otherwise unnecessary payment" is really an understatement. The payment is literally the last 3 years of profit [1]. [1]: pg 38 -- https://ir.tesla.com/_flys

"otherwise unnecessary payment" is really an understatement. The payment is literally the last 3 years of profit [1]. [1]: pg 38 -- https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000162828025003063/tsla-20241231-gen.pdf https://ir.tesla.com/_flysystem/s3/sec/000162828025003063/ts...