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Elon Musk Says He's Paying More Than $11 Billion In Taxes This Year

The statement came after Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused Musk of freeloading and not paying taxes.

Elon Musk Says He's Paying More Than $11 Billion In Taxes This Year
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is paying more than $11 billion in taxes this year. The statement comes after Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted that Musk should pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else.

He responded, saying he will pay more taxes this year than any American in history.

Musk was named Time magazine's person of the year and he is the world's wealthiest person, according to Forbes. 

His electric car company is worth about $1 trillion.