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Old 08-22-2016, 02:33 PM   #228
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
This historically has not been found to be true. The benefits touted for the Olympics are as dubious as the benefits touted for a new arena.

The best case scenario for the Olympics is you get infrastructure you wanted at a discounted price. The worst case is you get infrastructure you didn't want at an inflated price.
Tell that to all of the athletes that trained in the facilities built for the 88 games.... Maybe in a lot of places the facilities end up not being used but when it done right like in Calgary and Vancouver, they do have uses.
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