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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Is Rio not in the West? Because that's a more recent example than either of the two you mention and yet it ballooned to an enormous cost that I certainly would not be willing to swallow as a taxpayer.
Also, what are these differences you mention? This question comes out of genuine curiosity.
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Fair point, I guess look at it this way: what cities does Calgary, Canada, have the most in common with, in infrastructure, government, and industry? Brazil? Japan? Russia? or... Canada? England? The US?
The structure and funding method of the games in places like Brazil and Russia, two horribly corrupt and insane countries, is much different that in Canada or England.
I totally agree that the IOC is suspect, and there would almost certainly be overruns, but you’re using the most extreme examples in recent history, not the ones that are the best comparable.