[Senator Clay Davis]

If the Olympics were the fast track to economic success, once again, cities would be tripping over themselves to bid instead of fleeing en masse as they currently are. The Olympics are a gamble that history tells us is far more likely to have no impact or negative impact than being some kind of financial windfall. I get the argument "Well if not this, then what is the plan", but perhaps the better question is "Why is this, as its proponents claim, the only plan that will work?".