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I hate this traveling Olympics nonsense. It's such a scam. Just hold the summer Olympics every year in Greece. I don't understand how sports get such a pass on
by partiallypro 8y ago
I hate this traveling Olympics nonsense. It's such a scam. Just hold the summer Olympics every year in Greece. I don't understand how sports get such a pass on corporate welfare. It's not just an Olympics problem, the NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB all fleece tax payers. The NFL is the worst though.
- linuxftw 8y agoI think the Olympics are the worst offenders. At least NFL stadiums get used for a few years. Olympic stadiums quickly become ghost towns after the event.
- pdq 8y agoI agree with you, except that I'd put the Olympics at the bottom. They have their beauty pageant/silent auction/bid every two years, where cities across the world bid against each other for a single year Olympic event, and the process is riddled with bribery. The NFL (and all other pro sports teams) at least sign a multi-decade contract. Still a terrible deal for tax payers, but not as bad as the Olympics.