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I'm more surprised that more billionaires don't build crazy monuments of themselves or just some crazy ones with their name on it.


You mean like Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Ahyan: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016841/Al-Futaysi-i...


WOW - he looks like an arabic George Bush.


One of North Korea's major exports is, apparently, giant statues of people.

E.g. (sorry it's a WSJ link...)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870390620457502...


I hope all billionaires look at Batman for inspiration.


sadly that is what politicians do.

as to billionaires and there use of money, I am more than happy how some of them turned their fortune into good use. the most obvious being Gates.


This was pretty common behaviour in Rome.


"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"




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