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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Folks, there's a reason why sensible democracies like Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Norway are backing out of Olympic bids. This isn't 1988 anymore. The cost of these global events is enormous, and becoming attractive only to dictatorships and authoritarian oligarchies. I get that ignoring the bad and hoping for only the good is part of the makeup of being a sports fan. But we're talking billions and billions of dollars here. Don't let the prospect of two weeks of happy feels saddle your kids with a public fiscal hangover that will last decades.
The Bidding For The 2022 Olympics Is A Disaster Because Everyone Figured Out That Hosting Is A Total Waste |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_the_Olympic_Games
I would have liked it if the article didn't cherry pick the two biggest debacles of the last two decades.
Nagano and Sydney were completely weird as well.
However, I would imagine that we fall closer to the Vancouver profit/loss number and learn from the successes and mistakes there, no? I think a huge part of the Calgary bid is that Calgary intends to continue to use most venues/upgrades well after the games and not erecting costly temporary venues to host games.