To: Paleoguy
The Olympics brings an enormous influx of revenues to wherever they are hosted, which more than makes up for the expenditure.
The only problem arises when venues like Athens are selected for political reasons, ignoring their readiness to host the Games.
That being said, I recall similar alarmism before a number of past games so I am not at all (yet) convinced there is anything to this.
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03/03/2004 5:04:20 PM PST by
AntiGuv
(When the countdown hits zero, something's gonna happen..)
To: AntiGuv
Didn't the '96 Atlanta games end up in the red?
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