Quote:
Originally Posted by nfotiu
The bolded point is where I would disagree. The Flames are a for-profit organization that pays it's players multi million dollar salaries that are subsidized by local tax payers paying for their facilities (and cable company carriage fees from millions who don't watch them, but that's another argument).
The olympics are a non-profit and the vast majority of athletes competing are not wealthy by any standards.
There are lots of good arguments that the olympics have become too bloated, too corrupt, too expsensive, etc and that they're a bad idea. But on face value, they are a more appropriate use of public funds, and it is not hypocritical to take that position.
|
The Olympics are 150% for profit. At least csec pays their athletes