Elon Musk has blasted a US Senator after she questioned his tax payments

The world’s richest man has clapped back at a US politician who questioned him over his tax payments, as a $70 billion bill hangs over his head

Elon Musk has labelled a US Senator a ‘Karen’ for questioning his taxes while legislation that could force him to pay the government $US50 billion hangs over his head.

Democrats in the United States are trying to pass new rules that would tax the richest people in the country at a much higher rate. The Tesla boss would be one of the most affected by Build Back Better reform and be taxed up to $50 billion ($A70 billion) in the first five years of the program.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has labelled a US Senator a ‘Karen’ for questioning his taxes. Picture: Getty Images.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, an advocate for higher taxes on the wealthy and the bill itself, took aim at him on Twitter.

“Let’s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else,” she wrote, referring to Mr Musk, who was named Time magazine’s person of the year earlier in the week for his contributions to business and space exploration.

Senator Warren has previously advocated for an annual wealth tax of 4 per cent on wealth in excess of $US1 billion ($A1.4 billion).

Let’s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else. https://t.co/jqQxL9Run6

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 13, 2021

Musk clapped back at the Senator labelling her a ‘Karen’ for her behaviour

“You remind me of when I was a kid and my friend’s angry mom would just randomly yell at everyone for no reason,” he said.

“Please don’t call the manager on me, Senator Karen.”

Karen is a common online slur used to describe Baby Boomers. It is described by the Urban Dictionary as a person who ‘‘makes solutions to others’ problems an inconvenience to her although she isn’t even remotely affected”.

The pair have also clashed over Musk’s urging to vote down the Build Back Better reform.

You remind me of when I was a kid and my friend’s angry Mom would just randomly yell at everyone for no reason

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 14, 2021

Musk’s wealth surpassed $US300 billion ($A418 billion) in October and he has previously urged congress to vote down the entirety of the reform.

“Honestly, I would just can this whole bill,” he said of the $US1.75 trillion ($A2.4 trillion) bill. Don’t pass it. That’s my recommendation,” he added, speaking at a Wall Street Journal conference.

Musk has been offloading his shares of Tesla since he declared on Twitter last month he’d be getting rid of 10 per cent of his stock.

He’s sold almost $13 billion ($A18 billion) in shares since October – which will be subject to income tax.

CNN reported he will have to pay at least $US7.6 billion ($A10.6 billion) in taxes for 2021 but this could reach $US15 billion ($A21 billion) pending how much more stocks he sells.