What's this getting at?

[Patrick W]

Ok, I guess I'm just dense but I don't see what this is getting at. Kind of like once the deal goes through nothing much will have changed.

???

Elon Musk - Adam Zyglis

 

[BluestarE3]

The two moneybags are swapped. Implying a "robbing Peter to pay Paul" scenario, perhaps? Or as you surmised, the fortunes of both companies are controlled by Musk, so nothing really changes anyway?