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Originally posted by geo_tonz
"Negative much?" You bet!
It is f**king sickening. We will be paying this off for decades while a few companies will rake 100's of millions which will funnel into a hand full of people's pockets. Increase tourism? Ya, to WHISTLER and VANCOUVER! Tell me how that's going to improve the life of a fisherman in Port McNeill or even an Eco-tour guide up there. Even the "Joe Paycheck"'s that work on Whistler are getting the shaft: a girlfriend of my cousin's is having the rent on here apartment she shares with 6 double over the olympics while she works at a hotel there while her wage remains the same. I'm sure the international chain that owns the hotel will do wonderfully though which makes me feel much better. She's on an international work-exchange program thing so has to work were they send her or she'd be outta there.
And all the Olympic crap that everyone and their dog is trying to sell you! Did you know you will have to pay extra EVERY YEAR for that obnoxious "Best Place on Earth" olympic licence plate? And extra if you want to go back to a regular plate. That's me in your rear view pointing and laughing! As if I won't be paying for this crap through my taxes for the next umpteen years I'm supposed to pay ICBC to show my spirit! My specialty licence plate would say "Financial FUBAR"
Oh no it's for the athletes...I forgot. That means they'll be set for life financially after this though right? And they've been so well taken care of up by the government up 'till this point right? Check out this older but still pertinent article:
http://www.cbc.ca/national/news/athletes/. It's all about the athletes so they must be getting a big financial benefit at the win right?
Check out this article which outlines the staggering fortunes they receive and how many years they have been receiving them for:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/story/2007/11/19/canadian-medals.html. I would imagine The stupid red mitten sale alone would be about 20 times the amount that filters down to the athletes.
At a time when employment is uncertain, the economy is still in the sh*ter and taxes are going up or new taxes are being introduced we are supposed to get behind a retardedly over-budget $6 billion party for the world's elite?
The only other budget-blowing money-pit I could compare it to would be owning a boat (oops)...or maybe more like building a FastCat...
The worst day fishing is better than the best day working...