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Originally Posted by tvp2003
This was posted earlier but I thought it was bang on:
https://twitter.com/jengerson/status...73306799316992
I might be in the minority as I'm pro "sports" but increasingly becoming anti "Olympics". Spending millions of tax dollars so that corrupt IOC officials can line their wallets and a bunch of amateur athletes that I've never heard of can participate in a competition every four years? No thanks.
Olympics won't fix 30% vacancy in the downtown core. Saving aging facilities like the Olympic Oval? A big meh from my perspective.
And as a pure economic stimulus/infrastructure play, 2026 had waaay too much risk despite Calgary's "entrepreneurial" spirit and "can do" attitude. If Calgary is so awesome, then lets build a field house without the Olympics. Same with a new arena. Something tells me both will happen, and that this "once in a lifetime opportunity" won't be "once in a lifetime" after all... |
You should see some of the mansions and toys that contractors are able to buy off of government contracts.