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7. Except generally the Olympics cost the host city money

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:59 PM

10 hrs ago

Since 1984 only one host city made money.

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'Cancel your tickets': Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin [View all] LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago OP

You can't really cancel anything but flights and hotels leftstreet 13 hrs ago #1

The Olympics in LA will be next. hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #3

+1 dalton99a 11 hrs ago #4

Why would anyone conceivably try to hurt fire-ravaged Los Angeles? PeaceWave 10 hrs ago #6

Except generally the Olympics cost the host city money EdmondDantes_ 10 hrs ago #7

This is no longer about LA. progressoid 10 hrs ago #9

I don't expect this will be successful. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #10

Is it feasible to move all the games to Mexico and Canada? JT45242 10 hrs ago #11

Ts actions have already hurt the tourism industry here in the u.s. mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #13

Tourism is already down in the US Grim Chieftain 10 hrs ago #15