I could build giant fireworks for 242 million!

I agree that SpaceX is a fiscal shitshow.

Would you rather own half of it for no cost?

Or own none of it for no cost?

If you own half of it for no cost, you have a substantial ability to ... tell it what to do, with its people, its assets, its stuff, its technology.

If you own none of it for no cost, you do not have this ability.

In both scenarios, if the stock value goes to zero, you lose nothing, because you paid nothing.

Again, you seem to be struggling with the concept of nationalization.

The government just takes stuff over, because it says so, and it is the government.

No one is compensated, no one is paid.

In the US, cops can do this thing called asset seizure.

You get pulled over for a dead taillight.

You own a carwash and you're on your way to deposit the month's excess cash into the business account at your bank.

Cop decides you smell like marijuana, finds your cash and your well kept accounting records.

Doesn't matter, that might be drug money, cops take the money.

Imagine that, but with stocks instead.

SpaceX is another flop. It’s main income is from NASA

For perspective SPCX is mostly (74%) a service company for Starlink.