Why do people want to host the Olympics? In recent years several countries have seen the cost of hosting the events to spiral out of control. For example, Greece in 2000 (already a considered a third world country) went into bankruptcy and had to be bailed out by the Olympic committee. In addition, the committee had to front the money to complete the building of necessary venues for all sports to participate in the summer games. I would like you to comment on my question - either agree with me and attach an article related to the high cost of running the Olympics, or disagree with me by finding an article on why a country would like to host the Olympics. This topic is being heavily debated since Brazil is not a wealthily country and was just awarded the 2016 summer Olympics. Your article does not have to relate to Vancouver.
The Olympics are back and you know what that means, another 2 weeks of 24/7 T.V. watching. I haven’t been this excited since Lost season 6 premiere, which was let me think... 2 weeks ago. That’s a long time between 2 exciting things. Well I'm getting off track now, what were we talking about? Oh yes the Olympics. Just so everyone knows I love the Olympics so much I used to skip school to watch it. Thanks to DVR I don’t have to skip school anymore. In fact because of DVR I have enough time to get up and use the bathroom instead of using my pee can. I'm getting off track again.
ReplyDeleteOk it's time to get serious now. The Olympics are a great thing, you can show off the pride you have for your country/state/province. I was very happy to hear that Ely, Minnesota was running for Summer Olympics only to be disappointed by our loss. The article I read was about the economic upturns and downfalls brought on from hosting the Olympics. The findings were a mix. Some cities have benefit from hosting (ex. Los Angeles and Barcelona) where as others have not (ex. Athens). In most cases the Olympics brought tourism and high profit margins for a short period of time and then lost their economic upturn. In most cases the Olympics at least brought modernization to the hosting cities. In my opinion the Olympics should only be hosted by a proud city, not for economical reasons.
Thanks for taking time to listing. I don’t get outside much (are your kidding I don’t get out of my recliner much) so it’s nice to be able to communicate. That’s all for now.
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The She That Everyone’s Talking About
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I believe that all the countries should pay at least some money to support the olympics because the olympics is for the whole world. Therefore everyone should donate money to help out those countries that are hosting. Those countries that can afford to donate, should donate more. The cost of the countries dontating should depend the recourses the can expend and how much in poverty the country is. All the countries rich or poor should be able host the olympics. And all should be able teh help out.
ReplyDeleteI agree that all countries should contribute some money to help out the cost to other countries. If the countries would have some help with the cost it would make a more enjoyable olympics for the city and country hosting the olympics.
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Brock is Cool
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I think only countries that can afford the Olympics should be able to host it. It isn't fair that they get help to build all these new sporting buildings and then never use them again. And also, some countries are more enjoyable then others and if you put the Olympics in a less populated area, or a less enjoyable are, it wouldn't be as fun for the athletes.
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I think that it is good for a country to host the Olympics but only if they are able to afford it. I agree with what Landon said. It is not fair if they are only going to use the buildings for the Olympics and then let it sit. There is also a risk of dangerous situations because a lot of people in third countries will do anything to get what they want and that puts not only the athletes at risk but anyone that is involved in the Olympics team.
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I think that all countries participating in the Olympics should give some money to participate. It doesn't have to be alot. With all the countries going there, if every countrie gave up a little money it would really help.
ReplyDeleteExcuse my language but that's annoying having everyone post a new topic. It's just confusing things up. Speaking of confusing I just entered poop into the confusing words database (this is a website to help you understand confusing words like poop)and it told me that "the word %1$s is not in Confusing Words or in our spelling database" which is confusing because it was supposed to help unconfuse things. Does this website actually help then? If not, then why is it a website?
ReplyDeleteMy opinion is a mixture of everyone else's. I agree that money for the cost of the Olympics should be contributed by all countries that are involved, and wealthier countries should pay more. However, I think that the question of where the Olympics should take place should be decided according to how healthy the area is, so as to provide a better environment for the athletes and all those attending. If all countries contribute money, the economic situation of the hosting country should not get in the way of this choice.
ReplyDeleteWell, to start i am liking this "I'm the she everyone is talking about" pretty funny... and extra weird.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I agree with mostly everyone. I believe that holding the Olympics in ones country is an extremely honorable and exciting thing but at what cost? Countries such as Greece may hold the most wonderful Olympics ever held but are the sacrifices and troubles payed to make this possible worth it? A country should be smart enough to look at their economy and realize if they really can support the cost of holding the events in their country at that time. They should imagine what might happen after all costs are paid and the facilities for the Olympics are built what will they do? If they have a bad economy there could be troubles and just deciding what to do with the places built would be a serious thing to weigh in before even asking to hold the Olympics in a country. Mainly a country should know there position before making any commitments that they cant afford.
http://english.cri.cn/4026/2008/06/24/1721@372500.htm
An interview/report prior to the 2008 Olympics in China. Also, i do not believe it is mentioned in the article that china posted an extremely small amount if any of economic downturn.
I think that cities should not host the olympics unless they can afford it and even better there should be a set city that has the olympics every time and is just funded by other cities.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the host city should fund any of it besides the facility's. Some cities shouldn't even try to host it because they go bankrupt. The could only fix that by having other country's fund the event.
ReplyDeleteI think that the countries that hold the olympics should most definetly be able to afford it. If they can not afford it then they shouldnt be able to have it. I also think that the olympic commitie should really help out with the cost.
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