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2. "a serious blow for Japanese taxpayers"

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jul 8, 2021, 04:40 PM

Jul 2021

It was a serious blow for Japanese taxpayers and local organizers of the games, which already had been postponed from 2020 by the coronavirus. Hundreds of millions of dollars in ticket revenue will be lost, and that must be made up by the government. Fans also have endured months of uncertainty about whether the Olympics will go ahead.

That's rich. The olympics are always "a serious blow for taxpayers" with or without "fans." But the IOC fat cats in Lausanne will still make their billions of dollars, so, it's all good!!1111!!!

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Japan bans fans at Tokyo-area Olympics venues due to virus [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2021 OP

Wow, I was planning to go and smoke a lot of weed Effete Snob Jul 2021 #1

"a serious blow for Japanese taxpayers" PSPS Jul 2021 #2

It's unfortunate but necessary rpannier Jul 2021 #3

Frankly, the IOC should have cancelled it... regnaD kciN Jul 2021 #4

But that punishes the athletes melm00se Jul 2021 #6

Unfortunate, but the right thing to do. Owl Jul 2021 #5