How Green Is Your Olympics?
Sloopin
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I appreciate the pride that would be felt and the memorable spectacle Chicago is capable of putting on, but I’m afraid the temporary glow would quickly fade in the reality of paying the piper—when you think of it, not much different from the situation so many find themselves in because of financing a house they could ill afford. Let’s not compound the problem by not learning the lesson that should be so fresh in our minds.
Sloopin, I couldn’t agree more. The economic impact and long-term legacies on Chicago and the surrounding region will be huge. According to an independent study, the Olympics would generate around $22.5 billion of economic activity in Illinois ($13.5 billion in Chicago alone) with more than 300,000 new jobs (170,000+ would be created in Chicago).
The Socialist
Sam Holloway
Mark Hubert
