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Let’s start with your morning coffee. 16,000 cups (almost 44 years’ worth of caffeine) would afford you slightly more than a median house down payment ($80,000)—but would leave Musk with a 12-figure fortune. www.wired.com/story/spend-...

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You clearly need to be more ambitious, so let’s try and buy “rich people stuff.” We’ve tried with race horses, lawyers, Boeing 737s and almost 7 times the aircraft carriers the US military has. It still left us with more than $12 billion. www.wired.com/story/spend-...

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And the tool doesn’t account for Musk’s political operations. As of October 6, the main Musk-affiliated super PAC had deployed $21 million into seven key US Senate contests. You can add that to the total.

wired.comElon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It DailyTo follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.

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