Hmm, I assume this directed at me so . . .
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Originally Posted by Red
Who the heck cares if there is a profit? It is not a question wether we profit or not, its about having the games here and what it will cost.
For a small hit on my taxes its a no brainer to me.
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It's not whether there is a profit or not, it's that the Olympics are prone to overrun. And our budget is banking on "overrun" insurance that does not exist.
Do you know the scale of the hit on your taxes for the Olympics? That they are going to be "small"? I don't, have they estimated or presented that yet? Honest question, have they shown that publicly say like through property tax increases until 2026?
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The no crowd is vocal because it's cool to be the guy that 'can see through the BS' and not be a sheep or whatever. These r the same ppl that end up getting their grossly overpriced iphones, cars and houses they dont need. But they will tell me that olympics are a waste of money. Whatever.
To me it's about the games. Sounds like we may have to pony up a bit in taxes, sure. But i am ok with that, because there will be tons of benefits. The infrastructure will be done at some point anyway surely it won't be free.
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Eh? Is this directed at me? Like I said, I saved up and spent tens of thousands of dollars just to go a single Olympics.
Frankly, the nebulous dismissal of determining the actual size of costs and benefits seems like a good way to end up with a lot of debt and grossly overpriced items you don't need; as you say.
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Originally Posted by Red
Flame away.
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Why? Ummm, okay. I don't know what you have against iPhones. Or are you for iPhones? I have no idea where you were going with that. But anyhow, go Android! Pew Pew! 