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Originally Posted by Muta
Honestly, I'm probably supportive for selfish reasons. I love sports, I love the Olympics (not necessarily the IOC), and I believe there isn't a better opportunity to massively upgrade our outdated facilities (including transportation infrastructure) at once than doing it in this manner. I am a big fan of development and seeing the potential for our great city take its place on the world stage once again. Sometimes that costs money, but I think for the long-term. I see this as a long-term economic, social, health and wellness benefit. I don't think the price tag is outrageous, either, versus other hosting cities and what they've spent. We can learn from their mistakes during the process and avoid them where possible.
The price tag is definitely a concern to me, like it is to everybody... but I do believe there's so many other benefits to doing this than just looking at the numbers. These upgraded facilities will benefit Calgarians and Albertans for future generations to come for sports, athletic, leisure, recreation and social purposes. I do completely understand I'm in the minority on this though.
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Actually, I agree almost entirely with you on this, and I have the same sentiment towards the games and the way they would shine a spotlight on Calgary. The thing is, the operating cost alone seems to be spinning out of control these days. The fact that they've already basically precluded LRT expansion for the games, and not included the cost of an arena, a fieldhouse or stadium in this amount is a huge red flag for me.