26-02-2018, 03:35
(26-02-2018, 00:23)bluepooch Wrote: Well I haven't watched one minute but on the news it was hailed as a great success for Team GB ,the best medal haul ever with 5 .
Not bad to say we invested 30 million into the Olympic effort .Somehow it makes you wonder if we spend money wisely in this country .
Its not exactly money that has been invested that could be used elsewhere anyway. Its lottery money that gets used for this, and that money cannot be used for education or health or any other public services anyway. For me this is a great way to use the lottery money, success in sport gives a boost to the public morale, more so for the summer games for sure but it still benefits society as a whole imo. Over here in the US, most athletes are “sponsored” through college scholarships or by corporate donations, one that is technically public money, on that is private.