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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
You sound like you work for the IOC with this post. 1988 is literally 10,000 BC when it comes to the Olympics. It really is that much of a different world than it is now. 2026 will be guaranteed to have at least twice as many athletes as 1988. That alone significantly drives up the cost of hosting. Never mind security in the new Trump world, where he's very likely to bring a big terrorist attack on North America (which to be fair is what he wants). $1.5 billion could be the low end for security. Only creative accounting can make that much of a black hole cost turn into a profit.
The second part is the big lie the IOC hopes everyone falls for. There is not going to be an significant exposure for Calgary that will actually drive any long term growth in tourism. Flash has already posted that nothing was gained from Vancouver, and whether people like this or not, it's true: Calgary is boring. Not Winnipeg level boring, but Calgary's biggest "chip" to lure people to come is....Banff. That's right, come to Calgary and....spend money in Banff! Calgary is not getting the slightest tourism bump in the long term. It's another IOC trick to bait to public, but thankfully the public is waking up to their horse####
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I definitely don't work for the IOC, but I sure wouldn't mind a second source of income. Like I said in a previous post, Calgary profited $140,000,000 in 1988. We already have a lot of world class facilities in place. We already spend money on marketing the city to tourists, why not get one of the biggest marketing tools out there. The Olympics garner millions upon millions of viewers and the unique tourism that we would gain can make it worth the trouble.
I don't think there's another city in Canada right now who is more prepared to host another Olympic Games than Calgary. Why not let the next generation of Calgarians experience the pride and sense of community that 1988 brought to us. Plus, I'm pretty sure Trump will be gone by 2026 as I don't see him getting a second term.