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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
When people are losing their jobs and watching their taxes go up, a vanity event like this is undoubtedly the single last thing they want. And that matters the most. It's political suicide to support this when the economy is as it is.
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The history of the 1988 games argues the exact opposite of what you are saying. The 1988 games were funded and built at the very bottom of the NEP recession. And they were wildly popular.