My bf doesn't want it, but i do...
I was quite surprised with Salzburg got eliminated first round, but good thing it did cuz all it's votes went to Vancouver. Pyonchang was very impressive, however South Korea already cohosted the World Cup with Japan so another international sporting event for them is maybe a lil too much. To be honest I'd like to see and african or south american country take the 2012 Olympics...
I don't mind paying for the olympics since chances are, if we don't get the games the prov. gov'll just waste the money anyway on something else. This is in fact an excellent opportunity for amateur athletes who otherwise don't get much recognition.
Another concern is for the low income ppl who may lose housing, this is a 17 day event so the impact is not that dramatic...even if all the space was rented out...ppl can last for 17 days on hte streets i'd think
j/k. There have been guarantees of not kicking ppl out but you know...[this is my only concern w/the games] but in a long term aspect, new buildings will be put up and emptied after the games that will be suitable for lowcost housing...so it actually would help...just after the games though.
As well BC faced the western aliennation from the feds and becuase of this olympics almost half hte cost will be from the feds and probably even after the olympics the fed gov. will be much more willing to dump money into BC instead of keeping it all in Ont. and Qbc. [although they are more populous the distribution is still quite skewed]
Finally, although the games for me isn't and shouldn't be about money but looking at the circumstances this is a good economics opportunity. Currently the fishing industry, forestry industry, and beef [although it's mostly alberta] industry is at the mercy of the USA policies, so whenever they take a dive or suddenly decide to go for domestic products instead BC suffers some. By hosting the olympics, it's the chance to establish international relations so that we're not so dependant on USA economy. Also tourism stands to gain some too which is always great...
That's my 2 cents...