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Why Does Elon Couch Surf?

Why Does Elon Couch Surf?
Billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk arrives at the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter on Oct. 26, 2022, stating, “let that sink in” as he completes his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. Twitter account of Elon Musk/AFP via Getty Images
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Several articles have come out wondering how it is that the world’s richest man (at least as measured by the valuation of owned business assets, not paper) sleeps on the floor and otherwise couch surfs? It’s an interesting flip on the usual rap against the rich. They have been traditionally denounced for their yachts, many homes, and high-end luxury car collections.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]