mapmyhike@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 hours agoThe OLYMPIC COMMITTEE needs to Reconsider allowing the USA host the 2028 Games.www.change.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkThe OLYMPIC COMMITTEE needs to Reconsider allowing the USA host the 2028 Games.www.change.orgmapmyhike@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareandyburke@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·39 minutes agoYep. I am not sure why we are hosting when we know it ends up costing a city more than it generates and we have budget shortfalls already. To be frank, I would like to see us just say “sorry, you know what? now isn’t a great time for us after all.” Feels like it would be best for everyone.
minus-squareVegasvator@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 minutes agoLast time LA had the Olympics it generated a profit. Even if it loses money LA has extracted a lot of federal money under Biden for the betterment of the city.
Yep. I am not sure why we are hosting when we know it ends up costing a city more than it generates and we have budget shortfalls already.
To be frank, I would like to see us just say “sorry, you know what? now isn’t a great time for us after all.”
Feels like it would be best for everyone.
Last time LA had the Olympics it generated a profit. Even if it loses money LA has extracted a lot of federal money under Biden for the betterment of the city.