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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

What would be the most socially useful way to spend a billion dollars?

African American businesswoman throwing money in the air
What philanthropic thing would you do with a very large pile of money? Photograph: Posed by model; Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images

I’ve always thought it would be good to acquire an old warehouse in every town throughout the land and convert it into low-rent community workspaces for artists, local charities and small businesses getting off the ground. A kind of people’s WeWork. What would others do with a humungous, but not unlimited, pile of dosh to benefit society? Roland Freeman, West Yorkshire

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.


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