Comments on: Here’s Hoping The Olympics Don’t Make It To Your Town http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/15/here%e2%80%99s-hoping-the-olympics-don%e2%80%99t-make-it-to-your-town/ Everything That's Wrong With You And Your Money Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:02:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Weekend reading: Blog battle of the sexes http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/15/here%e2%80%99s-hoping-the-olympics-don%e2%80%99t-make-it-to-your-town/comment-page-1/#comment-3381 Weekend reading: Blog battle of the sexes Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:15:03 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3512#comment-3381 [...] Pray your town doesn’t host the Olympics (oops!) – Weakonomics [...] [...] Pray your town doesn’t host the Olympics (oops!) – Weakonomics [...]

]]> By: Mike Piper http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/15/here%e2%80%99s-hoping-the-olympics-don%e2%80%99t-make-it-to-your-town/comment-page-1/#comment-3365 Mike Piper Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:07:08 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3512#comment-3365 "In October, the United States lost their bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics in the city of Chicago to which most residents of the windy city rejoiced." Indeed. Even living here in Chicago, I only know one person who was seriously upset. Most of us were relieved. .-= Mike Piper´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.obliviousinvestor.com/crappiness-asset-pricing-model-crapm/" rel="nofollow">Crappiness Asset Pricing Model (CrAPM)</a> =-. “In October, the United States lost their bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics in the city of Chicago to which most residents of the windy city rejoiced.”

Indeed. Even living here in Chicago, I only know one person who was seriously upset. Most of us were relieved.
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]]> By: Kyle http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/15/here%e2%80%99s-hoping-the-olympics-don%e2%80%99t-make-it-to-your-town/comment-page-1/#comment-3361 Kyle Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:42:27 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3512#comment-3361 I love the Olympics but I agree totally. Billions of dollars for all that equipment and facilities that really don't ever get used again doesn't really make a lot of sense. Even the jobs that are created don't stick around. Once the facilities are no longer used there is no need to maintain them. The construction jobs may turn in to destruction jobs but they still aren't going to last. At best I would hope for the Olympics in a nearby town so I can visit and get some of the economic benefits without the impending problems. .-= Kyle´s last blog ..<a href="http://feeds.suburbandollar.com/~r/SuburbanDollar/~3/QPdPb0LSDPQ/" rel="nofollow">Christmas is December 25th – EVERY YEAR!</a> =-. I love the Olympics but I agree totally. Billions of dollars for all that equipment and facilities that really don’t ever get used again doesn’t really make a lot of sense. Even the jobs that are created don’t stick around. Once the facilities are no longer used there is no need to maintain them. The construction jobs may turn in to destruction jobs but they still aren’t going to last. At best I would hope for the Olympics in a nearby town so I can visit and get some of the economic benefits without the impending problems.
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]]> By: neal@wealthpilgrim http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/15/here%e2%80%99s-hoping-the-olympics-don%e2%80%99t-make-it-to-your-town/comment-page-1/#comment-3359 neal@wealthpilgrim Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:06:56 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3512#comment-3359 Right. I've never understood why people get so excited about this. Maybe because I'm so un-athletic....but still. It's a huge money drain. What am I missing? Right. I’ve never understood why people get so excited about this. Maybe because I’m so un-athletic….but still. It’s a huge money drain. What am I missing?

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