What would you do with $51.1 million?

The Boston Red Sox just spent that much for the mere priviledge of negotiating with a Japanese pitcher. It's projected that they will spend another $50 million or so on his contract.

Really.

Imagine what could be done with that money. I'm not really criticizing the Red Sox here, because it's indicative of a larger issue, that of what certain public figures like atheletes and actors are paid. The way that these huge sums of money are thrown around willy nilly, while people starve, don't have access to health care, etc.

I'm not proposing answers/solutions, just offering food for thought.