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juniper
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 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject: outrageous olympics: a problem the govt caused |
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just the next in my "outrageous" series.
10 reasons to dread the olympics
can't say I am happy about this coming to town. |
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pitcrawler
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Who cares? London got the Olympics instead of Paris.  |
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Clad in Sky
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Yeah, just imagine you got Paris Hilton instead! 
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energyman76b
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I just realized that there are some olympics this year.
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pitcrawler
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: outrageous olympics: a problem the govt caused |
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| We'd have none of these problems if we'd have just let Mitt Romney handle things. |
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dmitchell
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Olympics: Stealing money from poor people to pay for the hobbies of rich dicks.
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| dmitchell wrote: | | Olympics: Stealing money from poor people to pay for the hobbies of rich dicks. |
Foreign Aid's bastard sibling.
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juniper
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| dmitchell wrote: | | Olympics: Stealing money from poor people to pay for the hobbies of rich dicks. |
well, i wouldn't quite put it that way (a lot of the athletes aren't rich). but its a good way to funnel money to private investors.
do you know they have asked londoners not to take public transit during the olympics? Yes, that's the same public transit my taxes (not YOUR taxes as a tourist and spectator) pay for. roads are being closed to shuttle athletes (ok makes sense) and dignitaries (fuck off) to and fro.
I think that they should fucking sky rocket tube fares for olympics. that'll make me feel better. |
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erm67
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dmitchell
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| juniper wrote: | | well, i wouldn't quite put it that way (a lot of the athletes aren't rich). but its a good way to funnel money to private investors. |
Have you seen the Winter Olympics? All the events are hobbies of rich white people. OK maybe anyone can run, but something like skiing? Rich white people.
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energyman76b
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| dmitchell wrote: | | Olympics: Stealing money from poor people to pay for the hobbies of rich dicks. |
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and of course enrich and enpower the IOC members and NOCs...
They want Olympic Games? Fine, so they shall pay for everything. Why should the tax payer support this schemes?
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Clad in Sky
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| dmitchell wrote: |
Have you seen the Winter Olympics? All the events are hobbies of rich white people. OK maybe anyone can run, but something like skiing? Rich white people. |
Hey, there are Asian contenders as well. And there used to be Jamaican ones as well (Disney(?) even made a film about them). True, not many black and arab skiers around, but that might have something to do with the lack of snow in the area most of these people live.
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notageek
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What's with the outrageous theme?
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cach0rr0
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| typical linux nerds hating on athletes. |
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big dave
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| energyman76b wrote: | | dmitchell wrote: | | Olympics: Stealing money from poor people to pay for the hobbies of rich dicks. |
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and of course enrich and enpower the IOC members and NOCs...
They want Olympic Games? Fine, so they shall pay for everything. Why should the tax payer support this schemes? |
since when do poor people pay taxes in any country? |
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juniper
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| dmitchell wrote: | | juniper wrote: | | well, i wouldn't quite put it that way (a lot of the athletes aren't rich). but its a good way to funnel money to private investors. |
Have you seen the Winter Olympics? All the events are hobbies of rich white people. OK maybe anyone can run, but something like skiing? Rich white people. |
snow boarders are pot heads. luge people are crazy. But I take your point. |
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juniper
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | | typical linux nerds hating on athletes. |
i like them just fine. I just don't think a huge amount of taxes should go there. In fact, the amount of money to send athletes to the games isn't high, just hosting it is a pain (and potentially ruinous for a city). |
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Prenj
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| cach0rr0 wrote: | | typical linux nerds hating on athletes. |
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energyman76b
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| big dave wrote: | | energyman76b wrote: | | dmitchell wrote: | | Olympics: Stealing money from poor people to pay for the hobbies of rich dicks. |
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and of course enrich and enpower the IOC members and NOCs...
They want Olympic Games? Fine, so they shall pay for everything. Why should the tax payer support this schemes? |
since when do poor people pay taxes in any country? |
ever since the introduction of indirect taxes. You don't feel well today, do you?
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sugar
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The athens olympics was a blowout, but the UK economy is ten times of the size the greek economy was back in 2004. When the Olypmics were in Sydney, they spent half the amount the greeks did, and had an economy that is twice the size in 2000.
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