Now I'm not sure I'm comparing apples to apples here, but the aussies spent $588million on Olympic funding last year.
http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/07/26/...ympic-success/
Increasing funding to Canadian sport so I can point my finger and laugh at other nations for ~4weeks every 4yrs is WELL worth the extra $20/person.
The fact we don't have a Men's Field Hockey team is brutal...it's basically street hockey with funny rules. We also haven't won a gold in the pool since Tewksbury...there are 34golds up for grabs in the timed pool events alone!