On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:23:41 -0400 Marvin Gandall
<marvgandall at videotron.ca> writes:
> John Thornton writes:
> >
> > Every time I hear this complaint I'm reminded of seeing all the
> homeless
> > people in NYC being rounded up and sent out of the city for the
> centennial
> > of the Statue of Liberty.
> > This is standard operating procedure for huge state sponsored
> spectacles
> ============================================
> During the 1976 Games in Montreal they built high fences around slum
> areas.
> Anti-poverty groups spray-painted Visitez Les Slums and other
> graffiti on
> them in reply.
>
Has there ever actually been an Olympics that was actually good deal for the local residents of the city or area where the event was held, as opposed to the big corporations that do most of the sponsoring? In the case of Montreal, as I recall, the city was with millions of dollars in debt that took years to payoff, and I am under the impression that this has generally been the norm concerning the Olympics. ____________________________________________________________ Visit New England and experience Old World charm. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nKrkDctIhLdiJzNnyuuDmifMXPVL8XosHsCtkmTI4Qgonyt/