There has been a lot of talk about how the Olympic Games are a waste of money. Some of the arguments for this are:- The Olympics are a risky and potentially damaging proposition for any city that hosts them. Beijing spent $20 billion (U.S.) on them for this year's games; London is almost there at 9.3 billion pounds (around $18.6 billion U.S.).
- Much of this lies with the fact that instead of planning real, sustainable long-term city development, city money is being chucked at stadiums that might have a dismal afterlife after the end of the 17-day sports event.
- The only city to make a real profit with the games is LA in 1984, much of the reason being that they used existing infrastructure, but only gained little job growth and other benefits.
- The idea that the Games brings people together is only partly true. Large-scale sports brings about rivalry, and nationalism has manifested itself at the event before (1936 Berlin, 1972 Munich, Cold War rivalries, etc.).
- There's no real focus of bringing people together like a cooperative event such as, say, Live Aid or likely the upcoming Climate Change concert series.
- Nothing against sports themselves, but the limitations of promoting global unity through having countries compete for glory are apparent.
So, in the end, too much money is spent on a short-term event.
Critics argue that the Olympic Games are not a waste of money because:
- Olympics can prove very benefitial to the society.
- It promotes sports and mainly it is a service provider - an entertainment.
- This service generates a lot of income from audience , sponsors and many more.
What are your ideas about this?
11 comments:
As much as enjoy the olympic games, I do think that the money spent on it could be spent in better ways. Then again it is only once every four years, and completes peoples dreams and aspiration. I think that the olympic games is a waste of money but the parolympics is not.
from a christian point of view, the olympic games are a waste of money because the money would be better spent finding a cure for fatil diseases and feeding those in africa ;>)
as much a i like the olympic games and enjoy watching them when i am bored, the money could be put to more important things. But that could also be losts of peoples dreams 2 b in the oympics doing there favourite sports
In my point of view the olympic games is a bunch of nonsense. Being once every 4 years is a huge waste of money and could cause millions of humans and animals alike to die!!!
Rux Dtwone:
'In my point of view the olympic games is a bunch of nonsense. Being once every 4 years is a huge waste of money and could cause millions of humans and animals alike to die!!!'
How do the Olympics cause Humans and Animals to die?
there are 3 main ways money is waseted in olyimpics
1 big operning cerimonys
2 closing ceromoneys
3medals carnt they have cirtificates
ps sorry about spelling muistakes a mcintosh
YES! the olympic games is a TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY. all people do is sit and watch other people be healthy when they're getting fat watching. also it interupts all the other t.v shows. instead why don't we help all of the refugees around the world with the money. DUH. By T.Kite & S.Harris
i think there ok but they do use a lot of money. but it is good to c who is the best althlete in all the sports and it is quite entertaining.
if they fixed the 3 rivers of money it would be good sport ! ps sorry about spelling muistakes a mcintosh
Yes, I think they do use a lot of money - imangine all the refugee's they could feed with the money they spend on the Olympics. I do enjoy watching the Games, however, but think that some athletes are obsessed with winning gold medals and coming first, and being the best. M. Bennett
the olipics are a chance for other countrys to show more countrys whow much they care about their athletics i like it cause of all the games involved
i think its worth the money
d schwarz
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