Who is Brazil kidding. The organizers of the Olympics expect most all the outstanding debts to be either ‘forgiven’ or negotiated. They just want it said that Brazil was THE host country, however that has to occur. Brazil and Puerto Rico and Greece all seem to have severe long term budgeting problems.
But everything will be OK - the Olympic Committee wants to allow “trannies” (5-speed, 6-speed, automatic, 4x4??) to compete against the gender with which they identify!.
The press is trying to spin this as a positive thing for the filed socialist state. Giving them more powers to fix the problem. Much like the left’s gun control efforts.
The message is when the Government fails, it failed not because of it’s ineptness but because they didn’t have enough power to go far enough.
Chicago would have brought levels of corruption to the Opympics that even the olympic low IQ Corrupt-O-Crats woukd have been impressed.
After all, Dorkbama the Muslim talentless Dork managed to “work” there.
This is how the International Olympic Committee works. They suck up all the money, and leave the host city with the bill.
I remember the IOC howling at how badly Atlanta had managed the Olympics financially. What did Atlanta do wrong? They arranged it so the the city of Atlanta broke even on the games (which reduced the amount of money the IOC received).
Atlanta, as far as I know, is the only host in recent memory that didn’t end up deep in debt after the games left town. And, it’s the only host city the IOC has criticized for financial mismanagement.
The IOC, at this point in time, is a money making scam.
Health issues. Water problems. Russian track team banned from the Olympics. Zika. Bankruptcy.
Good grief.
Maybe Paul Ryan can bail them out.
My stepdaughter is married to a Brazilian, who has become a dual citizen. Remarkable guy, very bright, very well educated, stellar parent, quite successful - an example of a huge win for our country in terms of a great addition to our population. I respect his insight and opinion on many subjects. Of late when I ask about Brazil and the Olympics, he just shakes his head. What were very low expectations to begin with were then burdened with the national political crisis with Rouseff, the economic meltdown and then the Zika outbreak. When it rains it pours, I guess.
Brasil should talk to the Saudi’s - they screwed everyone over on oil prices and it was pretty much open economic warfare on the people of Brasil. The Saudis outright screwed them in the pooper. OTOH, I don’t know how well many of you personally know Brasilians but..t...
I bet the original Olympic Games were just crap as todays