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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I think it's reasonable to have been against the Olympic bid but for this. I didn't support the Olympic bid because of the history of IOC corruption, almost inevitable meteoric cost overruns, and the continuing impact of a ten-day event versus an infrastructure project with a 40-year life span.
(And yes, I understand that the Olympics would have shepherded a whole host of similar infrastructure, but the games themselves come at a substantial cost.)
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Plus just putting together the bid is pretty costly considering that there was no guarantee that Calgary would get it.
With an arena, at least you know you are getting something tangible and not just tossing your money at making an expensive proposal that could go nowhere in the end.