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Old 11-13-2018, 10:49 PM   #1214
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Here's a fun fact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VANOC

"On January 30, 2009, VANOC announced its updated budget for the 2010 games. The operating budget was set at CAN$1.76 billion, with a contingency of $77 million.[5] This reflected an increase of $130 million over the $1.63 billion operating budget announced in May 2007..."

Initial stated budget for Vancouver: $1.76 billion
Final cost for Vancouver: over $7 billion (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle15036916/)
Change: 398%

Initial stated budget for Calgary: $5.11 billion (https://globalnews.ca/news/4649771/c...2026-olympics/)
Applying that change rate, the Calgary Olympics would cost $20.3 billion. That's obviously not and hard-and-fast way of looking at things but it's a damning indicator against a "model Olympics."
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