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Originally Posted by Wormius
How much of the cost of the Olympics stays in Calgary and Alberta? I assume most of the work on infrastructure and buildings will be local, so at least the bulk of money spent by all levels of government will not be flowing outward from Alberta.
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I don’t think it’s the infrastructure costs that will be the hang up for people. Even if there’s a lot of temp workers the infrastructure being talked about isn’t for stuff that would just sit and decay (ski jumps notwithstanding). People might not like the cost but there would still be tangible things remaining that employed a lot of people, that even if they were overpaid for and We’re just wants instead of needs, a lot of people would accept it.
It’s the security that will be the kicker. Because that is money that you won’t see even if t employs a lot of local people, but it’s stuff that wouldn’t linger around (or if it does, probably wouldn’t be welcome). It’s also the cost with the greatest chance to balloon because nobody wants to be the guy who didn’t spend money on something and then there’s a security incident. ‘Security spending should seem like a waste because if people didn’t think it was wasted then you didn’t spend enough’ kind of mentality.