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To: elpolvo who wrote (17401)	10/10/2002 12:24:21 AM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104197

doodle no, i wouldn't like to see us win the olympic bid. i'm in favour of supporting athletes and funding sports - i think that's of utmost importance to a society, but given the cutbacks in the province today - hospital closures, education budget cuts, the need for social housing,on and on. the money that the province has to put up on first of all, making the olympic bid and then hosting the games can be far better spent to the benefit of more british columbians. if our premier and his cohorts feel that hosting the olympics is going to be such a profitable venture i'd like to suggest that they form a private company, offer a IPO, raise money, run the thing, and if they make a profit, hell, they can keep it. but i suggest that they know there will be a shortfall and that the tax payer is going to have to foot the bill. hell, we're taxed enough already!! meanwhile, sure as shootin' their individual companies and interests will have reaped great benefits. private enterprise and making money is a GOOD idea. i like it. i try and do it. but i don't do it at the expense of joe shmoe. no, bern had the right idea. just say no thanks, we'll pass. fusée