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Originally posted by Beatfreak
The payout of hosting an Olympics is worth it in the long run. Beijing is proof of that. Sochi is proof of that, although debatable given #sochiproblems. The Olympics is always great for comeback stories, and the US is in that boat. We need to clean up our global image.
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Sochi is going to end up losing billions of dollars. Especially with the bad press.
Beijing made it because there's millions upon millions of Chinese people who could and have the money to support most of the venues after the games.
Athens helped bankrupt Greece, no?
and I'm not sure if London and Sydney were profitable. ATL was a big success though.