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Old 09-13-2018, 03:03 PM   #722
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis View Post
They "broke even" thanks to tax money, otherwise they lost $250 million. And the report you link shows little to no growth in tourism after the Olympics happened (something Olympic supporters consistently tout as a benefit). But you likely know there are many more reports that show the economic benefits are dubious at best and outright lies at worse.
That PWC report examination ended at the end of 2010, hardly a fair measure since that was literally only months after the Vancouver Olympics ended. I bet you that $2.3 billion number is signficantly higher if you extend that to 2015 or so; hell, even 2018.
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