Comments on: CityView: The Poverty Olympics 2010? http://jnarvey.com/2009/02/13/cityview-the-poverty-olympics-2010/ The essays, nerdy updates and literary adventures of Jonathon Narvey Tue, 22 May 2012 19:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: more damage than good? http://jnarvey.com/2009/02/13/cityview-the-poverty-olympics-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-3199 more damage than good? Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:50:34 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/?p=1134#comment-3199 Thing is, people are not only saying: "that money could have ended homelessness", they are also saying: "homelessness has doubled since the bid". And "stop criminalizing/kidnapping the poor". And "why call it green when you're doing so much damage to the environment". It's not only about the money: even if this thing had come for free (in CAD), it would still have caused a lot of damaged to those that are in a worst position to defend themselves. Thing is, people are not only saying: “that money could have ended homelessness”, they are also saying: “homelessness has doubled since the bid”. And “stop criminalizing/kidnapping the poor”. And “why call it green when you’re doing so much damage to the environment”.

It’s not only about the money: even if this thing had come for free (in CAD), it would still have caused a lot of damaged to those that are in a worst position to defend themselves.

]]> By: Maurice Cardinal http://jnarvey.com/2009/02/13/cityview-the-poverty-olympics-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Maurice Cardinal Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:36:17 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/?p=1134#comment-1315 It's a problem because it costs three times what it would normally cost due to the immovable launch date of Feb 12, 2010. Hence the gouging and greed. Put a rush on anything and the price goes through the roof. Other than that, it's not really a problem. The sporting part is still pretty good, except for the doping and cheating of course, but heh, nothing's perfect. The last four Olympic events never realised even a remote return on investment. Developers, mainstream news media, and sponsors make a killing, but the community, the segment actually footing the bill, not so much. As P.T. Barnum said, there's a sucker born every minute. The Olympic business model is outdated and broken. It’s a problem because it costs three times what it would normally cost due to the immovable launch date of Feb 12, 2010.

Hence the gouging and greed.

Put a rush on anything and the price goes through the roof.

Other than that, it’s not really a problem.

The sporting part is still pretty good, except for the doping and cheating of course, but heh, nothing’s perfect.

The last four Olympic events never realised even a remote return on investment.

Developers, mainstream news media, and sponsors make a killing, but the community, the segment actually footing the bill, not so much.

As P.T. Barnum said, there’s a sucker born every minute.

The Olympic business model is outdated and broken.

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