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John Oliver on sports stadiums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwJt4bcnXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwJt4bcnXs

• dominotw 10y ago
  I always thought cities funded these stadiums to improve their brand, attract investments, jobs ect.
  • bmh_ca 10y ago
    They do. The promises don't materialize. Nowadays it looks like Olympics and its ilk (Pam am games) are just fraud by global construction contractors on the masses.
    • Systemic33 10y ago
      This is why most of the european countries would love to host the olympics, but in a model where it's split over multiple countries. Because hosting it by yourself is purely a prestige project that politicians try to put on their CV.