Elon Musk Becomes the Sole Master of Global Wealth: How One Billionaire Took Over the World's Piggy Bank

In a turn of events that feels equal parts dystopian sci-fi and slapstick comedy, Elon Musk has reportedly solidified his position as not just the richest person on Earth, but the controller of a majority of global personal wealth . Thanks to his new gig as President Trump's "Economic Efficiency Czar," Musk has turned his favorite pastime—destroying traditional institutions—into a full-time job with government backing. Phase One: Slashing and Burning With Trump's approval and a flamethrower metaphorically (and sometimes literally) in hand, Musk spearheaded a radical overhaul of federal agencies. The Department of Education? Gone. ("We’ve got YouTube for that," Musk quipped.) The Environmental Protection Agency? Reduced to a single Tesla-branded solar panel slapped on the White House. The Department of Labor? Replaced by an app called "Workr," which matches unemployed Americans with gig jobs cleaning Cybertrucks. Musk even rebranded the IRS as ...