Elon Musk’s tweeting is causing controversy again. This time, the world’s richest person has pledged to sell 10% of his Tesla stock after… a Twitter poll. While billionaires don’t typically let tweets dictate their investment strategies, Musk has several motivations for his unusual approach. They range from slightly shady to risibly egotistical. Being a better billionaire Musk launched his poll amid rising anger about inequality. While COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on working people, American billionaires reportedly grew more than $2 trillion richer during the pandemic. These extreme contrasts have triggered calls for billionaires to pay new taxes on…
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