Billionaire investor donates 7.5 million to help repair Washington Monument

[Danzig]

you're right-it would have been repaired one way or another. this way it's now paid for.
and yes, there are folks in d.c. who need help. i shudder to think the annual budget for people receiving help there. i know it's one of the most expensive areas to live in; that's one of the reasons tony and i moved south.
one thing i guess i don't get tho-you're saying the guy could have given his money he gave more wisely...so it makes me wonder what you think about all the moneyed folks putting cash into your line of work-do you think it could be better spent elsewhere? just give all the money spent on horses to people who need it?