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Warren Buffett.
  • Elon Musk would prefer Warren Buffett to be US Treasury secretary instead of Janet Yellen.
  • The Tesla chief said the Berkshire Hathaway boss could do the job in less than 1 hour per week.
  • Musk has praised Buffett's expertise in capital allocation, but called his job "super boring."

If Elon Musk had his way, Warren Buffett would be US Treasury secretary and Janet Yellen would be out of a job.

Tesla's billionaire chief was asked recently on Twitter who he would prefer to be in charge of the federal government's finances instead of Yellen. He plumped for the 92-year-old investing icon who leads Berkshire Hathaway.