IMO they should have taken the $50,000 dollars someone was willing to pay for it rather than spending $1.1 million in donations to melt it down and turn it into

IMO they should have taken the $50,000 dollars someone was willing to pay for it rather than spending $1.1 million in donations to melt it down and turn it into something else. Just seems like lighting a giant pile of money on fire. source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/07/charlottesville-melt-robert-lee-statue/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/07/charlotte...