In article .net,
"Gregory Morrow"
gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net wrote:

Canadian taxpayers are still paying for the 1976 Montreal Games...

The Olympics is a nice idea on paper, but really it's an idea now that is as
passe as holding a World's Fair (remember them?). There is really no reason
to hold them anymore, other sporting events/venues can easily take their
place...

And since the focus these days seems to be on the "professional" (read:
"commercial") aspect of sport, let private entities pay for any "Olympics",
the public doesn't need still more of their money poured down a rat hole...

And yet, civic institutions, including municipal, state and national
govts. rush to get their bids in.