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Originally Posted by TheSutterDynasty
Huge NO!
I love the olympics. I watch as many events as possible and I'd love to go.
But financially it's a resoundingly poor decision. I'd like to hear more from those who voted 'yes' and the justification for the high likelihood of losing millions for infrastructure that can be had in other ways if absolutely needed.
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Was it so bad for Vancouver and Whistler? Not really. Operationally it broke even, and they got a lot of exposure (Vancouver claims it leveraged a ton of economic development, especially tech from a concerted effort), and they got a lot of infrastructure tied to the games.