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Originally Posted by chemgear
Personally, I've spent more money than most to go to the Olympics and it's a great time. I remember getting excited and learning all about curling back in 88 as a kid.
But I have no idea about this bid being a good, bad or a bloated ####wad of a deal. We have last minute made up numbers slapped together with highly questionable financial instruments and numbers that wouldn't pass the sniff test in the real business world. I really wish we could have confidence in a proper, cleaner plan given the sheer magnitude of the cost.
If we're gonna have a multi billion dollar party or a economic booster, let's at least have a clear and reasonable idea of the cost and plan. Not with fake insurance, false return on investment claims and confusion about something as simple as who is paying for overruns.
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They really have shaken my confidence for sure. That's another negative aspect, the sheer amount of confusion and misinformation from the BidCo this early in the process does not bode well if we were to move forward and shovels actually hit the ground. It's basically an order of magnitude leap in planning and logistics. Maybe they pull it together but all the early signs are they will struggle and it is both not a good omen for the games coming in even close to budget.