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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The Olympics also look very different today, with security alone running around $1 billion for a Winter Games.
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Agreed and that is not small change.
However, that is not money just thrown away. This mostly goes towards real wages, primarily for local Calgarians / Albertans.
e.g For Vancouver 2010, many Canadian Armed Forces reservists got 3 months employment (during a recession) and a great experience. Many were junior and still talk about how being involved with a large operation such as this was very cool and eye opening.