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Originally Posted by T-Dog
"Drapeau (Montreal's mayor) had vowed the Montreal Games would be “self-financing,” setting a $120-million budget in 1970. By the time the Games opened in July 1976, the tally had risen to $1.3 billion. By 2006, when the Olympic debt was finally paid off, the price tag for the adventure would reach about $2.5 billion in capital and interest."
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This is 40 years ago and you're talking about the construction industry in Quebec, which was/is ... unique to say the least
